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Yellowstone County health officials report 3 recent cases of West Nile Virus
By: MTN News
Posted at 8:49 AM, Aug 29, 2023
and last updated 10:52 AM, Aug 29, 2023
(RiverStone Health Press Release)
BILLINGS - At least eight people in Montana have been infected with West Nile Virus in recent weeks, including three Yellowstone County residents, according to RiverStone Health. Two of the Yellowstone County WNV patients were hospitalized with severe disease that affected the brain or other parts of the neurological system.
As of Aug. 25, the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services reported cases of WNV in humans in Carbon, Yellowstone, Rosebud, Richland, Dawson and McCone counties. Six cases involved disease affecting the patient’s neurological system. Nationwide, 247 human cases and 13 deaths due to WNV have been confirmed this summer...
Yellowstone County health officials report 3 recent cases of West Nile Virus
By: MTN News
Posted at 8:49 AM, Aug 29, 2023
and last updated 10:52 AM, Aug 29, 2023
(RiverStone Health Press Release)
BILLINGS - At least eight people in Montana have been infected with West Nile Virus in recent weeks, including three Yellowstone County residents, according to RiverStone Health. Two of the Yellowstone County WNV patients were hospitalized with severe disease that affected the brain or other parts of the neurological system.
As of Aug. 25, the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services reported cases of WNV in humans in Carbon, Yellowstone, Rosebud, Richland, Dawson and McCone counties. Six cases involved disease affecting the patient’s neurological system. Nationwide, 247 human cases and 13 deaths due to WNV have been confirmed this summer...