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2 cases of LaCrosse virus confirmed in Transylvania
Health officials say September is peak month for infections
By Nathaniel Axtell
Times-News Staff Writer
Published: Thursday, September 6, 2012 at 6:27 p.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, September 6, 2012 at 6:27 p.m.
State health officials have confirmed two Transylvania County residents were infected with the mosquito-borne LaCrosse virus this summer, and they warn the number of regional cases will likely increase in the next few months.
The two cases in Transylvania, one involving an adult and the other affecting a 6-year-old Pisgah Forest girl, are among five probable or confirmed cases reported statewide by the N.C. Division of Public Health as of Thursday...
2 cases of LaCrosse virus confirmed in Transylvania
Health officials say September is peak month for infections
By Nathaniel Axtell
Times-News Staff Writer
Published: Thursday, September 6, 2012 at 6:27 p.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, September 6, 2012 at 6:27 p.m.
State health officials have confirmed two Transylvania County residents were infected with the mosquito-borne LaCrosse virus this summer, and they warn the number of regional cases will likely increase in the next few months.
The two cases in Transylvania, one involving an adult and the other affecting a 6-year-old Pisgah Forest girl, are among five probable or confirmed cases reported statewide by the N.C. Division of Public Health as of Thursday...