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| September 13, 2006 | This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Brian Burnes

Sep. 13--West Nile virus may have been a factor in the recent deaths of two eastern Jackson County residents, the county's Health Department has reported. Laboratory tests confirmed the presence of the virus in both individuals, said Ellen Dorshow-Gordon, department epidemiologist.

Both residents died in August, said Dorshow-Gordon, who declined to say exactly where the 68-year-old man and a 91-year-old woman lived. Both individuals had underlying chronic illnesses, she added. Kansas health officials have tracked 18 cases of West Nile virus in 2006 and have attributed three deaths to it -- two involving Johnson County residents…

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