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Thursday, October 30, 2008

West Nile shows up in donated blood

The West Nile virus has been detected in blood donated by a man in DeKalb County. Health officials say the infected pint of blood was found before it reached the general blood supply. Officials say the 61-year-old man shows no symptoms from the virus. State officials say it’s the third case of West Nile found in a blood donation this year in Georgia.

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