July 04, 2009
The Culex mosquito is known to carry the West Nile virus in Arizona.
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Public health officials are warning Arizonans to make sure and take the proper precautions to avoid getting West Nile virus. Last year, the state had 114 confirmed cases and 7 deaths. KJZZ's Paul Atkinson spoke to Craig Levy, program manager of the Vector Born Disease program at the Arizona Department of Health Services.
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