SNHD reporting two human cases of West Nile Virus

A mosquito takes a bite out of human skin
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Las Vegas, NV (KXNT) - The Southern Nevada Health District has identified two cases of West Nile virus for this season. One patient, a man over the age of 60, was diagnosed with the non-neuroinvasive form of the illness, and man over the age of 70, had the neuroinvasive form of the illness. Both patients have recovered.

The Health District’s seasonal mosquito surveillance reports are available here.

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