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Texas Reports First Human West Nile Case of 2017

KETR | By Scott Morgan
Published May 18, 2017 at 4:00 PM CDT
Courtesy Texas Health & Human Services
Courtesy Texas Health & Human Services
Active West Nile counties in 2017 so far.

The Texas Farm Bureau today reportedthe first case of human West Nile virus in the state this year. 

A woman from Montgomery County, in Deep East Texas, has reportedly contracted the neurological form of the disease.

While the Montgomery County case is the only one of its kind at the moment, the Farm Bureau tagged Dallas and Tarrant counties as two of only five Texas counties with active West Nile colonies this year.

Texas saw 370 cases of human West Nile virus in 2016, including 18 deaths.
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Scott Morgan
Scott Morgan has been an award-winning journalist since 2001. His work has appeared in several newspapers and magazines as well as online. He has also been an editor, freelancer, speaker, writing teacher, author, and podcaster.
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