Michigan is experiencing an epidemic of the West Nile virus, health officials said Wednesday, as they reported a fourth death and called on residents to be vigilant, especially those who are over the age of 50 and living in inner ring suburbs of Metro Detroit.
"It's serious," Dr. Dean Sienko, interim chief medical executive of the Michigan Department of Community Health said during a conference call with reporters to brief the public on the severity of the situation.
"This can be a very serious illness and can lead to death," he said.
Sienko announced a fourth death, an 86-year-old woman from Wayne County, making it the second death in Wayne County this season. The other two deaths were patients in Washtenaw and the city of Detroit. All of the deaths occurred in people between the ages of 69 and 86.
By Kim Kozlowski
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