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CPH Reports City's First Human Case Of West Nile Virus

WCBE 90.5FM | By Jim Letizia
Published September 6, 2017 at 6:04 AM EDT
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Columbus Public Health is reporting the city's first human case of West Nile Virus of 2017. Officials say a 77-year-old female is currently hospitalized for treatment. It is the tenth case in the state this year. There were 17 cases reported last year.

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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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