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1st summer case of W. Nile confirmed in Nassau

The nationwide West Nile virus epidemic has hit Nassau County.County officials have confirmed the county's first human case of the summer. An unidentified woman in her 70s from the Town of Oyster Bay

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1st summer case of W. Nile confirmed in Nassau

The nationwide West Nile virus epidemic has hit Nassau County.County officials have confirmed the county's first human case of the summer. An unidentified woman in her 70s from the Town of Oyster Bay

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