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West Nile claims third Ohio victim

A third Ohioan has died from complications of West Nile Virus. Hamilton County Public Health reports an 80-year-old man from the eastern part of the county is the second here to die from West Nile-related causes this year. A 76-year-old Hamilton County man died last month. Ohio is reporting 79 cases of the viral disease transmitted by mosquitoes.

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