INDIANAPOLIS - State health officials have reported this year's first signs of West Nile virus activity in Indiana. To date, Allen, Hamilton, Marion and Montgomery counties have had mosquitoes test positive for West Nile. Rob McLaughlin is an Environmental Health Specialist with the Cass County Health Department...
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A person bitten by an infected mosquito may show symptoms three to 15 days after the bite. For more information, visit the Indiana State Department of Health Web site at: www.statehealth.IN.gov.
State officials indicate that West Nile virus is commonly found throughout the state each summer, so it is expected to see activity in more counties as the season progresses. In 2009, West Nile virus was found in mosquitoes in 24 Indiana counties.
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A person bitten by an infected mosquito may show symptoms three to 15 days after the bite. For more information, visit the Indiana State Department of Health Web site at: www.statehealth.IN.gov.
State officials indicate that West Nile virus is commonly found throughout the state each summer, so it is expected to see activity in more counties as the season progresses. In 2009, West Nile virus was found in mosquitoes in 24 Indiana counties.