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  • TN: Nashville resident dies from West Nile virus

    Source: http://www.wsmv.com/story/19773046/7...est-nile-virus


    Nashville resident dies from West Nile virus
    Posted: Oct 09, 2012 10:11 AM EDT Updated: Oct 09, 2012 5:55 PM EDT
    Reported by Cynthia Williams - email

    NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) -

    The only person known to have caught West Nile Virus in Davidson County so far this year has now died from the illness.

    Metro Public Health Department officials announced the news Tuesday.

    James Smith, 70, of Antioch, had underlying medical conditions, and the virus ended up killing him.

    Human cases of West Nile have been rare in Davidson County, but, this year West Nile has been confirmed in batches of mosquitoes in Antioch, Goodlettsville, Hermitage, Madison, north Nashville and south Nashville...
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