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West Nile Virus Spreading -
Found In Dead Crows In St. Louis
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CHICAGO (Reuters) - The West Nile virus has been identified in five dead crows in St. Louis as the potentially deadly disease spreads westward across the United States, Missouri health officials said.
 
The mosquito-borne virus has killed at least 10 people in the United States since it first appeared in New York in 1999. It has spread to about two dozen eastern U.S. states and southern Ontario, Canada, infecting mostly wild birds. The virus is transmitted from mosquitoes to people, birds, horses and small animals.
 
Human cases of the disease have been reported this year in New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Georgia and Florida. In Florida, where seven people have been confirmed infected with West Nile virus this year, a health alert has been extended to nearly 75 percent of the state.
 
The disease produces flu-like symptoms, but the elderly and people with weak immune systems can develop brain inflammation and die. There is no specific treatment for the disease or a vaccine to prevent it.
 
Missouri's Department of Health and Senior Services said in a statement on Friday the coming onset of cold weather could slow the spread of the virus in the state this year.



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