3 die in Turkey from the mosquito-borne West Nile virus

September 8, 2010 |The Associated Press

ANKARA, Turkey - Turkish authorities say three people have died and two others have been hospitalized after becoming infected with the West Nile virus.

Turkey's NTV television quotes Health Ministry official Mustafa Ertek as saying the cases occurred in cities in western Turkey, including Izmir, Aydin, Manisa, Isparta and Sakarya.

Anatolia news agency carried a similar report Wednesday.

West Nile is transmitted by mosquitoes that have bitten infected birds. In a small number of cases, infection can result in encephalitis or meningitis, which can lead to paralysis, coma and possibly death.

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