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Source: https://www.hendersoncountync.gov/health/page/la-crosse-virus-confirmed-henderson-county-resident
[h=1]La Crosse virus confirmed in Henderson County resident[/h]
Hendersonville, N.C. (August 28, 2018) ?State health officials have confirmed a case of La Crosse Encephalitis Virus (LACV) in a resident of Henderson County. LACV is viral illness that is transmitted to a person through the bite of an infected mosquito, particularly the ?tree hole mosquito?, and causes inflammation of the brain. La Crosse is the most common mosquito-borne virus in North Carolina, occurring mostly in the western part of the state.
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[h=1]La Crosse virus confirmed in Henderson County resident[/h]
Hendersonville, N.C. (August 28, 2018) ?State health officials have confirmed a case of La Crosse Encephalitis Virus (LACV) in a resident of Henderson County. LACV is viral illness that is transmitted to a person through the bite of an infected mosquito, particularly the ?tree hole mosquito?, and causes inflammation of the brain. La Crosse is the most common mosquito-borne virus in North Carolina, occurring mostly in the western part of the state.