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Arizona experiences worst outbreak of West Nile in U.S.
CDC weighs data from nation's worst outbreak
by Dianna M. N??ez - Dec. 9, 2010 12:00 AM
The Arizona Republic
Arizona experienced the nation's worst outbreak of West Nile virus during this year's season, accounting for nearly one in five severe cases in the nation, a new report shows.
A total of 159 confirmed cases were reported in Arizona this year through Nov. 30, according to the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta. At least a dozen Arizonans died. State officials updated the count on Dec. 2, reporting 163 cases.
Arizona had nearly 20 percent of the nation's neuroinvasive-disease cases. The disease attacks the nervous system and can lead to life-threatening West Nile encephalitis and West Nile meningitis, the CDC reported...
Arizona experiences worst outbreak of West Nile in U.S.
CDC weighs data from nation's worst outbreak
by Dianna M. N??ez - Dec. 9, 2010 12:00 AM
The Arizona Republic
Arizona experienced the nation's worst outbreak of West Nile virus during this year's season, accounting for nearly one in five severe cases in the nation, a new report shows.
A total of 159 confirmed cases were reported in Arizona this year through Nov. 30, according to the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta. At least a dozen Arizonans died. State officials updated the count on Dec. 2, reporting 163 cases.
Arizona had nearly 20 percent of the nation's neuroinvasive-disease cases. The disease attacks the nervous system and can lead to life-threatening West Nile encephalitis and West Nile meningitis, the CDC reported...