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First Human Case Of West Nile Virus Of 2024 Reported In Baltimore Metro Area First Human Case Of West Nile Virus Of 2024 Reported In Baltimore Metro Area
First Human Case Of West Nile Virus Of 2024 Reported In Baltimore Metro Area The Maryland Department of Health has confirmed the first human case of West Nile virus in 2024. On Monday, an alert was issued by the agency advising that an adult living in the Baltimore metro region of Maryland has tested positive for the virus and is recovering from the infection. West Nile virus infections have been rare in Maryland, with the state recording four cases in 2021 and just single cases in 2020 and 2022. That number rose to seven in 2023. "We are in the season when the West Nile virus can spread in Maryland,” Deputy Secretary for Public Health Services Dr. Nilesh Kalyanar…

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