Experts Offer Tips to Lower Risk of West Nile

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Experts Offer Tips to Lower Risk of West Nile

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Sep 11, 2012

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This year has had the most recorded cases of West Nile virus on record in the U.S. Public health experts offer tips to avoid the virus. Katherine Harmon reports

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Sep 11, 2012

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Experts Offer Tips to Lower Risk of West Nile

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