West Nile virus case in North Idaho

A Kootenai County resident has contracted West Nile virus from a bite from a local mosquito – the first such case ever reported in North Idaho. Panhandle Health District reports that the resident tested positive for the virus and was hospitalized, but is now recovering; the patient wasn’t identified, other than that it is an individual over the age of 50/ Betsy Russell , Eye on Boise. More here.

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