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First Human Case Of West Nile Virus For 2022 Season Reported In Rockland First Human Case Of West Nile Virus For 2022 Season Reported In Rockland
First Human Case Of West Nile Virus For 2022 Season Reported In Rockland A Rockland County man has tested positive for the West Nile virus, this season's first human case in the county. The patient lives in Ramapo, is over the age of 50 years, and tested positive for the illness, said County Health Commissioner Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert.  "This human case of West Nile virus reinforces the urgency of the need for people to protect themselves against mosquito bites and to continue to check their property and get rid of standing water around their properties where mosquitoes breed," said Ruppert. Most mosquitoes do not test positive for disease-causi…