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First Human West Nile Cases Of The Year Reported

WCBE 90.5FM | By Jim Letizia,
Associated Press
Published July 30, 2015 at 6:35 AM EDT
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The Ohio Department of Health says two people recently diagnosed with West Nile virus are the first reported human cases in the state this year. The victims are a 34-year-old Cuayhoga County man and a 77-year-old Hamilton County man. Ohio had 11 reported human cases of West Nile last year.

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Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.
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