Health Officials Put Americans on Notice Over Disease Now Found Across the US

Health Officials Put Americans on Notice Over Disease Now Found Across the US
A micrograph of the West Nile virus in a 2014 photo. Cynthia Goldsmith, P.E. Rollin, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
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Authorities across the United States have issued notices about West Nile virus, a deadly disease that can be spread via mosquitoes, after more positive cases have been reported.

In a recent instance, Iowa’s Department of Health and Human Services confirmed the state’s first case of West Nile virus in an older adult, who was not identified, in Plymouth County.

Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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