Pawtucket resident is 1st human West Nile virus case in Rhode Island
by News Desk from Outbreak News Today on (#1VEGE)
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) received confirmation today from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of the first human case of West Nile Virus (WNV) in Rhode Island in 2016. A 49-year-old Pawtucket resident was diagnosed with meningoencephalitis caused by WNV on August 12th and was admitted to Rhode Island Hospital ["]
