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Eighth West Nile Infection Found On Shoreline
Officials: Person Infected Is In 60s
POSTED: 12:48 pm EDT September 14,
2006
State authorities reported on Thursday that an eighth person has been infected with West Nile virus.The Stamford resident becomes the first in the town to test positive this year for the virus.State officials identified the person only as someone between the ages of 60 and 69. Officials said the person became ill during the first week of the month with encephalitis and continues to recover.Officials said the patient's blood samples indicated the presence of West Nile virus-specific antibodies.So far this year, three cases of West Nile virus infection were reported in New Haven and one each in Bridgeport, Bristol, Hamden, Stamford and West Haven. Of those, a 75-year-old New Haven resident has died from the virus.State officials said mosquito pools that are testing positive for West Nile virus have spread throughout much of the shoreline from Stamford through Norwalk and New Haven and northward to West Harford and Wethersfield.Stay with WFSB.com and Channel 3 Eyewitness News for the latest West Nile virus updates.
Previous Stories:
- September 7, 2006: City's Third Case Of West Nile Virus Reported
- September 5, 2006: Rain Delays West Nile Spraying
- August 31, 2006: State's Sixth Case Of West Nile Reported
- August 29, 2006: 2 New Cases Of West Nile Virus Reported
- August 29, 2006: City May Be Sprayed To Prevent West Nile Virus
- August 29, 2006: Conn.'s Third Case Of West Nile Virus Reported
- August 23, 2006: Conn. Woman Dies Of West Nile Virus
- August 4, 2006: First Conn. Human West Nile Infection Reported
- August 2, 2006: More West Nile Virus Detected In Conn.
- July 26, 2006: West Nile Virus Spreads To New Haven
- July 14, 2006: Hartford Defends Against West Nile Virus
- July 11, 2006: Mosquitoes Test Positive For West Nile Virus
- June 26, 2006: Rain Enhances Mosquito Breeding Grounds
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