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Article: MARICOPA COUNTY CONFIRMS FIRST HUMAN CASE OF WEST NILE VIRUS IN 2009

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PHOENIX, July 1 -- Maricopa County issued the following press release:

The 2009 West Nile Virus season has started here in Arizona. Today, the Maricopa County Department of Public Health and Arizona Department of Health Services confirmed that a woman in her 40's is the state's first human case of West Nile Virus (WNV) this season. The woman has been released from a local Valley hospital and is currently recovering from the virus.

"With the Independence Day holiday upon us, this first case is a reminder of the precautions we should all be taking this weekend," said Dr. Bob England, director of the Maricopa County Department of Public Health.

Public health officials recommend applying insect ...

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