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Harold N. Adel, MD, MPH
Commissioner
Department of Health |
Andrew
J. Spano
County Executive |
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECDC Confirms Outbreak
is West Nile Virus
October 25, 1999
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FOR IMMEDIATE INFORMATIONContact
Mary Landrigan
(914) 637-4715 |
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The Westchester County Department of
Health today announced that the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has confirmed that the
agent responsible for the mosquito-borne encephalitis outbreak is West Nile virus.
"The recent confirmation by CDC that the West Nile-like virus in our area actually
is West Nile virus in no way changes the recommendations that have previously
existed," stated Dr. Harold N. Adel, Westchester County Health Commissioner.
"Residents should continue take precautions to prevent mosquito bites until several
hard frosts have killed the mosquitoes."
Updated information on West Nile virus can be found on the
Westchester County Department of Health Website, www.westchestergov.com.
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