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Article: West Nile virus reaches state; Minnesota is the latest state to confirm the mosquito-borne virus that arrived in North America in 1999. Officials urge calm and say the risk to humans is low.(NEWS)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- July 25, 2002
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Byline: Jill Burcum; Joy Powell; Staff Writers
The West Nile virus, the mosquito-borne illness that has been marching across the United States, has officially arrived in Minnesota.
The Minnesota Department of Health has confirmed the virus in two dead crows - one from Golden Valley, the other found near the town of Isle in Mille Lacs County. Officials said Wednesday that they expect to confirm the virus in other areas of the state over the next few weeks.
No people in Minnesota are known to be infected, and the risk of getting ill is low here, said State Epidemiologist Dr. Harry Hull. Residents of Golden Valley and the Isle area are not at ...