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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.

In its weekly update, theΒ Minnesota Department of HealthΒ Β (MDH) reports that the most casesβ€”four eachβ€”have been confirmed in Polk County in northwest Minnesota and Stevens County in western Minnesota.

No cases have been confirmed in Washington County.

Two people have died of the virus. Those were confirmed earlier this summer. β€œThe typical incubation period for West Nile is two to six days, although it can be as long as 15 days,” according to the MDH.

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In 2012,Β 70 cases of West Nile were reportedΒ in Minnesota.

TheΒ Wisconsin Department of Health Services reports that no human casesΒ have been confirmed as of Sept. 11. There are six probable cases, however.

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In 2012, Wisconsin health officials confirmed 44 cases of the virus.

For more information about how toΒ decrease your risk of mosquito bites, see the MDH website.Β 

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