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Bad West Nile season coming, says health expert

Officials warn disease is worse this year due to dry heat

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The Culex pipiens mosquito is the primary carrier of the West Nile virus. Symptoms of the disease can include fever, headache and stiff neck.

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Two suburban Cook County women are the first two human cases of West Nile virus to be confirmed in Illinois this year, and officials are warning that more people may be infected this year than ever before. "We are finding positive mosquito pools everywhere in suburban Cook County," said Amy Poore, spokeswoman for the Cook County Department of Public Health.

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