Boy who died from bug bite laid to rest
BOISE -- A 12-year-old boy was laid to rest today, the apparent victim of a fatal bug bite.
Rocco Magliozzi tested positive for West Nile virus after exhibiting flu-like symptoms last week.
The Massachusetts?s boy was enrolled in a four-week summer camp in Gooding, Idaho when he fell ill.
While lab results have been somewhat inconclusive, it's believed he died of West Nile virus and/or Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever.
His parents says the camp is not to blame.
"We sent him to a great camp, and who could have predicted that he would have gotten bit. They tried to care for him and they did an outstanding job, and then he passed,? said Teresa, Magliozzi, Rocco?s mother.
The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare is still awaiting more test results in hopes of determining an official cause of death.
If it's attributed to West Nile virus, it would be the first such fatality in Idaho state history
BOISE -- A 12-year-old boy was laid to rest today, the apparent victim of a fatal bug bite.
Rocco Magliozzi tested positive for West Nile virus after exhibiting flu-like symptoms last week.
The Massachusetts?s boy was enrolled in a four-week summer camp in Gooding, Idaho when he fell ill.
While lab results have been somewhat inconclusive, it's believed he died of West Nile virus and/or Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever.
His parents says the camp is not to blame.
"We sent him to a great camp, and who could have predicted that he would have gotten bit. They tried to care for him and they did an outstanding job, and then he passed,? said Teresa, Magliozzi, Rocco?s mother.
The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare is still awaiting more test results in hopes of determining an official cause of death.
If it's attributed to West Nile virus, it would be the first such fatality in Idaho state history
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