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West Nile Virus Spreading Quickly in U.S., But No Human Cases in Gwinnett
In an update this week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced 1,118 cases nationally through the third week of August. Mosquitoes have been found with the virus in at least two Atlanta-area counties.
The West Nile virus has been spotted in mosquitoes in metro Atlanta, and the CDC says more human cases across the national have been reported this year than ever before.
In a statement Tuesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 1,118 human cases, the highest number at this time in 1999, when the disease hit the United States in 1999. The cases caused 41 deaths.
To date (Aug. 23) there have been no confirmed West Nile virus cases in humans said Karen Shields, spokeswoman for the Gwinnett, Newton and Rockdale County Health Departments, or GNRHD. However, the Gwinnett County does not test mosquitoes, like other metro-Atlanta counties.
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For example, in other nearby areas, mosquitoes have tested positive for the virus and .
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