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Two CT Residents, Including One In Fairfield County, Test Positive For West Nile Virus Two CT Residents, Including One In Fairfield County, Test Positive For West Nile Virus
Two CT Residents, Including One In Fairfield County, Test Positive For West Nile Virus Two people in Connecticut have tested positive for the West Nile Virus. The Connecticut Department of Public Health announced Tuesday, Aug. 31, that two Connecticut residents from New Haven and Fairfield counties have tested positive for the virus; the first two cases this season. The patients are between 70-79 years of age and became ill during the third week of August with meningitis and meningoencephalitis, the department said. Both are hospitalized and recovering.  Laboratory tests confirmed the presence of antibodies to the virus. The patients are residents of West Haven and Br…

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