BENTON COUNTY, Washington — Health officials are urging residents to take precautions after identifying a case of West Nile virus in a Benton County resident, marking the first locally transmitted human case in Washington state this year. While confirmatory testing remains pending, health officials believe the infection stems from local mosquito exposure. “This case demonstrates that local activity of mosquitoes carrying West Nile virus is signi…
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