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Idaho Leads Nation in Human West Nile Cases

Posted: Friday, August 4, 2006

A 12-year old boy who died this week in Idaho has tested positive for West Nile virus. It is not known whether West Nile caused the boy’s death, but the news may refocus public attention on the mosquito-borne illness. Especially in Idaho -- the state that leads the nation in the number of West Nile cases in humans. Correspondent Elizabeth Wynne Johnson reports.

Oregon has reported a handful of West Nile cases. Only Washington state appears to remain West Nile-free. But officials say it’s only a matter of time.

12-year old Rocco Magliozzi was attending a summer camp in southern Idaho when he fell ill and died suddenly last week. Tests show the boy had West Nile virus. The Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta is working to determine whether he also had Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, which comes from ticks. But according to Ross Mason of the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, the exact cause of death will remain a mystery forever.

Mason: The boy has been buried by his family. And there not an autopsy performed. So we will not have a definitive reason for the death from the standpoint of what disease may have killed him or may have contributed to his death.

Idaho leads the nation in the number of West Nile cases in humans – 27 and counting. That’s already double the total number reported last year. One likely cause for the surge: a wet winter and warm spring made for prime mosquito breeding conditions.

Long sleeves, long pants, and insect repellant remain the best and only defense against West Nile.

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