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  • NH reports first person infected with Jamestown Canyon virus

    Source: https://www.conwaydailysun.com/commu...2b2a2387b.html

    State reports first person infected with Jamestown Canyon virus
    Virus contributed to death of Dublin resident
    Aug 11, 2021 Updated 13 hrs ago

    CONCORD — The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services announced last week that a southwestern New Hampshire resident has died after testing positive for the Jamestown Canyon virus, a viral infection transmitted through the bite of an infected mosquito.

    Stat health officials note the case is a reminder for residents and visitors to take precautions to avoid mosquito bites and the illnesses they can cause (see related story).

    While the state identified Jamestown Canyon virus in a batch of mosquitos in Bow in June, this is the first detection of JCV in a person in the State this season, prompting DHSS Division of Public Health Services to issue a warning of high for the individual's town of residence, Dublin, and moderate for the surrounding towns of Harrisville, Peterborough, Jaffrey, and Marlborough...
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