Two new cases of West Nile Virus reported in Indiana
{{date|August 30, 2007}}
[[Image:CulexNil.jpg|right|thumb|Mosquito biting a human.]]
According to city health officials in [[w:Hammond, Indiana|Hammond, Indiana]], there have been two more cases of [[w:West Nile virus|West Nile virus]] reported in humans. 

[[Image:NIAID-west-Nile.jpg|left|thumb|West Nile virus.]]West Nile virus' (WNV) is a [[w:virus|virus]] of the family ''[[w:Flaviviridae|Flaviviridae]]''; part of the Japanese encephalitis (JE) antigenic complex of viruses, it is found in both [[w:tropics|tropical]] and [[w:temperate|temperate]] regions. It mainly infects birds, but is known to infect humans, horses, dogs, cats, bats, chipmunks, skunks, squirrels, and domestic rabbits. The main route of human infection is through the bite of an infected [[w:mosquito|mosquito]].

The two victims are former chief of [[w:police|police]], Frank DuPey and a 67-year-old Hammond resident. Currently both patients are hospitalized with acute disease, according to Hammond Health Officer-Administrator Rodrigo Panares. 

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== Sources ==
{{Wikipedia|West Nile virus}}
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|title=2 new West Nile cases reported in state
|author=Associated Press
|pub=Indianapolis Star
|date=August 29, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.whiotv.com/news/14004452/detail.html
|title=Two More Cases Of West Nile Virus Reported In Indiana
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[[Category:North America]]
[[Category:United States]]
[[Category:Indiana]]
[[Category:Health]]
[[Category:Mosquitoes]]
Mosquito biting a human.
According to city health officials in Hammond, Indiana, there have been two more cases of West Nile virus reported in humans. 

West Nile virus.West Nile virus' (WNV) is a virus of the family Flaviviridae; part of the Japanese encephalitis (JE) antigenic complex of viruses, it is found in both tropical and temperate regions. It mainly infects birds, but is known to infect humans, horses, dogs, cats, bats, chipmunks, skunks, squirrels, and domestic rabbits. The main route of human infection is through the bite of an infected mosquito.

The two victims are former chief of police, Frank DuPey and a 67-year-old Hammond resident. Currently both patients are hospitalized with acute disease, according to Hammond Health Officer-Administrator Rodrigo Panares.
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