More West Nile cases for SE Pa

HARRISBURG, PA.; October 28, 2008

The Pennsylvania Department of Public Health has confirmed 8 new human cases of the mosquito-borne virus - all in the Philadelphia area.

They include 6 people from Philadelphia, and 1 each from Montgomery and Chester counties.

So far this year, there have been 13 human cases in Pennsylvania.

New Jersey has had 2 cases.

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