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| August 13, 2002 | COPYRIGHT 2007 Chicago Tribune. 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

The following editorial appeared in the Chicago Tribune on Tuesday, Aug. 13:

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The alarm _ bordering on hysteria _ over West Nile virus has thrown many communities into turmoil. Officials report fielding hundreds of phone calls from worried homeowners who have spotted dead birds or who have been disturbed by media reports.

Over the weekend, Dr. Julie Gerberding, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, warned that the virus was an "emerging infectious disease epidemic."

Still, medical experts agree, there's no reason to panic.

West Nile is here to stay. So are mosquitoes. A mosquito bite is not a death…

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