Second human case of West Nile virus reported in Allegheny County

In this file photo, a female Aedes aegypti mosquito acquires a blood meal on the arm of a researcher at the Biomedical Sciences Institute in the Sao Paulo's University in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

ALLEGHENY COUNTY, Pa. — The Allegheny County Health Department announced on Thursday the second probable human case of West Nile virus this year.

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According to ACHD, a man in his late 60s from Pittsburgh's Carrick neighborhood remains hospitalized.

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West Nile virus has been regularly found in Allegheny County since 2002, according to ACHD. From 2013 to 2017, there were six reported cases.

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