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Tuesday, September 9, 2008

09/09/08 "We knew this was a bad season,"said Caroline Baisely, the director of the town health department.




A Greenwich resident and two Stamford residents have confirmed cases of West Nile virus, prompting local health officials to warn people to remain vigilant.


The Greenwich man in his mid-70s seems to have contracted the disease in early spring, while traveling in the Caribbean, according to the state Department of Health spokesman William GerrishHe was only recently diagnosed with the infection and was never hospitalized. ...


...."If there are any more human cases, we will have to seriously think about what the next step should be," said Baisley. ....


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