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West Nile virus cases continue to climb, CDC says
Description: The CDC announced there have been a total of 3,142 cases of the West Nile virus reported with 134 deaths as of Sept. 18. Of those, 1,630 were classified as neuroinvasive disease, with neurologic or brain-related complications such as meningitis or encephalitis, and 1,512 were classified as non-neuroinvasive. Two thirds of all West Nile virus cases have come from seven states, and almost 40 percent of all cases have been reported from Texas. [Source: CBS News]
URL: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504763_162-57515974-10391704/west-nile-virus-cases-continue-to-climb-cdc-says/
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Source: CBS News
Publish Date: 9/19/2012
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