Toronto man infected with West Nile Virus dies

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Posted September 11, 2013 10:46 am.

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An 80-year-old man infected with West Nile Virus has died, The Canadian Press reports.

Toronto Public Health hasn’t yet confirmed what caused the death, but said it happened within the last two weeks.

The man was one of two people infected with the virus in Toronto since June 3.

In 2012, there were 94 cases and one death. And in 2011, 38 people became infected and one person died.

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