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Article: NEW JERSEY'S FIRST HUMAN CASE OF WEST NILE VIRUS THIS SEASON FOUND IN UNION COUNTY WOMAN
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- August 25, 2006
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The New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services issued the following news release:
The New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services today reported this season's first human case of West Nile virus (WNV) infection in an 82-year-old Union County woman who is recovering from the illness.
The Union County woman, who is an avid gardener and frequently participates in outdoor activities, arrived at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital-Rahway on August 5 with fever, chills and muscle weakness. She was admitted, treated and transferred to a rehabilitation facility. She is currently recovering at a nursing home and is expected to make a full recovery.
Preliminary hospital tests ...