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A CLARK COUNTY MAN FALLS
TONIGHT HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY
IT CONTRIBUTED TO HIS DEATH.
THIS IS THE FOURTH DEATH IN
OHIO THIS YEAR INVOLVING THE
MOSQUITO-TRANSMITTED DISEASE.
WE WANTED TO KNOW, WITH
COOLER TEMPERATURES ON THE WAY
IS THE WEST NILE THREAT OVER.
JORDAN BURGESS IS LIVE WITH
3
I'VE LEARNED FROM HEALTH
DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS THAT MORE
MOSQUITOS HAVE TESTED POSITIVE
FOR WEST NILE THIS YEAR THAN
ANY TIME IN THE LAST 10 YEARS.
AND IF YOU THINK WE'RE OUT
OF THE WOODS BECAUSE FALL IS
HERE...YOU'D BE MISTAKEN.
SO FAR THIS YEAR I'M TOLD
WEST NILE BUT IN REALITY MANY
MORE LIKELY HAVE GOTTEN THE
DISEASE BUT DON'T EVEN REALIZE
IT. THAT'S BECAUSE ONLY
ABOUT 1 IN 150 PEOPLE INFECTED
WITH WEST NILE EVER GETS THE
SERIOUS SYMPTOMS THAT CAN
PROVE TO BE FATAL. BUT YOU
STILL NEED TO BE CAREFUL
BECAUSE WE FOUND SOME COMMON
THOUGHTS ABOUT WEST NILE
AREN'T NECESSARILY TRUE. FOR
STARTERS..THE PROBLEM ISN'T
JUST IN RURAL OR WOODED AREAS.
OF THE 8 CASES SO FAR IN CLARK
COUNTY ALL HAVE BEEN IN AND
SECONDLY..THE END OF SUMMER
DOESN'T MEAN THE THREAT IS
GONE.
THE WEATHER HAS COOLED DOWN
AND THERE ARE FEWER MOSQUITOS
BUT YOU NEED TO TAKE
PRECAUTIONS AGAINST MOSQUITO
BITES UNTIL THE FIRST HARD
FREEZE OF THE SEASON THAT'S
WHAT'S REALLY GOING TO KILL
OFF ALL THE MOSQUITOS. EVEN
THOUGH IT'S GETTING COOLER AND
THE MOSQUITOS ARE SLOWING DOWN
THERE'S STILL POSSIBLY CULEX
MOSQUITOS THAT COULD PASS THIS
VIRUS.
SO FAR THE FATAL CASES HAVE
INVOLVED OLDER MALES. BUT
THE YOUNGEST PERSON INFECTED
IN CLARK COUNTY IS 28. SO NO
MATTER YOUR AGE..YOU NEED TO
BE CAREFUL WHEN YOU'RE OUT
ENJOYING THOSE NICE FALL DAYS.
REPORTING LIVE..JORDAN
BURGESS. 2NEWS.