West Nile Virus Likely Has Peaked, CDC Says
From Times Wire Reports
The West Nile virus epidemic likely has peaked in the United States this year, although new cases of the deadly mosquito-borne disease could surface throughout the winter, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in Atlanta.
A total of 3,495 cases of West Nile, including 204 deaths, had been reported in the U.S. as of Monday, according to the CDC. The outbreak is the largest since the virus surfaced in the Americas three years ago.
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