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Update: Forty-Nine West Nile Virus Cases in Minnesota, Including Two Deaths
The latest update was released Monday, Sept. 16, by the Minnesota Department of Health. No human cases have been confirmed in Wisconsin.
Story by Kevira Voegele
Forty-nine Minnesotans have been diagnosed with West Nile Virus as of Monday (Sept. 16), according to the
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Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) in its latest weekly update.
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The state agency reports that the most cases—four each—have been confirmed in Polk County in northwest Minnesota and Stevens County in western Minnesota. In Anoka County, there has been one case of West Nile virus and one blood donor case.
Two people have died of the virus. Those were confirmed earlier this summer.
“The typical incubation period for West Nile is two to six days, although it can be as long as 15 days,” according to the MDH.
In 2012, 70 cases of West Nile were reported in Minnesota.
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