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El Paso reports West Nile deaths as mosquitoes continue fall swarm
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by Priscilla Totiyapungprasert October 4, 2022
Two deaths from the West Nile virus, a disease spread by infected mosquitoes, have been confirmed in El Paso, officials said Tuesday.
The patients were men in their 60s and 70s with underlying health conditions living on the East Side and the Lower Valley. El Paso’s public health department has reported six cases of West Nile virus this year, all of which have resulted in hospitalization.
“The community needs to take into account that for most people, a mosquito bite is a nuisance, but for others it can be very serious, particularly for those with medical conditions that impair their immune system’s ability to fight infection if the mosquito is carrying a disease like West Nile,” said City-County Health Authority Dr. Hector Ocaranza...
El Paso reports West Nile deaths as mosquitoes continue fall swarm
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by Priscilla Totiyapungprasert October 4, 2022
Two deaths from the West Nile virus, a disease spread by infected mosquitoes, have been confirmed in El Paso, officials said Tuesday.
The patients were men in their 60s and 70s with underlying health conditions living on the East Side and the Lower Valley. El Paso’s public health department has reported six cases of West Nile virus this year, all of which have resulted in hospitalization.
“The community needs to take into account that for most people, a mosquito bite is a nuisance, but for others it can be very serious, particularly for those with medical conditions that impair their immune system’s ability to fight infection if the mosquito is carrying a disease like West Nile,” said City-County Health Authority Dr. Hector Ocaranza...