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<< Previous   of   Next >>   ADVERTISEMENT   CONTACT THE HERALD Do you have a news tip? newstips@heraldnet.com | 425.339.3400   Published: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 West Nile virus confirmed in death of Sunnyside woman Associated Press OLYMPIA — The Washington state Department of Health has confirmed the state’s first death due to West Nile virus. Tests results from the Washington state Public Health Laboratories and the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed the cause of death. The Yakima Herald-Republic reported that 71-year-old Ruth Rosalee Rogers of Sunnyside died Sept. 19 at a Yakima hospital. Her husband said doctors told him his wife died of the West Nile virus. Howard Rogers said his wife became ill after returning from a trip to Denver on Sept. 1. The state Health Department says 31 other West Nile infection cases have been reported in Washington this year. That’s up from three cases in 2008. The disease is spread by mosquitoes and also infects birds and horses.

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