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First Case Of Zika Virus In Champaign County Confirmed

WCBE 90.5FM | By Jim Letizia
Published August 15, 2016 at 6:13 AM EDT
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Champaign County has its first confirmed case of the Zika virus. Health officials say a person who recently returned from a trip to Central America contracted the virus. The county health department will look for mosquito breeding sites near the person's home to make sure the virus doesn't spread.  
 

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Jim Letizia
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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