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Record West Nile Cases Make World Diseases a U.S. Problem
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With increasing numbers of mosquitoes in the U.S. carrying the West Nile and dengue viruses, it’s getting a little scary to go outside.
West Nile is poised to break records this year. Almost 1,600 cases have been reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention so far, including 66 deaths. The virus has been in the U.S. since 1999, sickening 30,000 altogether; this year the worst outbreak has been centered around Dallas.