West Nile virus

Seven cases have been identified in Georgia this year. Avoiding mosquito bites is the best defense.

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The virus is primarily transmitted to humans when mosquitoes feed on infected birds and then bite people.

Four people - living in Manhattan and Queens - were diagnosed, and two possible cases are being investigated in the Bronx.

No human cases of West Nile virus have been confirmed this year in New York City, but mosquitoes in all five boroughs have tested positive.