Second Human West Nile Case Suspected

By: Joe Brown Email

Posted: Thu 9:26 PM, Aug 14, 2008

There may be another human case of West Nile virus in Brazos County. The Brazos County Health Department reported Thursday that a person tested this week has yielded a presumptive positive. The person's identity and location are not being released.

This would be the second human case of West Nile in our area this year. Ten batches of mosquitoes have also tested positive for the disease.

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