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Elena Vega

Suffolk County Confirms Its First West Nile Case in a Brookhaven Resident Who Was Never Hospitalized

A Brookhaven resident over 50 is Suffolk County's first confirmed human case of West Nile virus this year, county health officials announced Wednesday, and the details they released describe a version of the illness most people never hear about.

The person developed symptoms consistent with West Nile at the end of July and was not hospitalized, according to the Suffolk County Department of Health Services. No further identifying information was released.

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