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Is West Nile Virus severe

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Anonymous

12y ago
Updated: 8/18/2019

It can be severe even fatal. There is no treatment nor a vaccine. The rate of West Nile in US is rather low. Birds can carry this and it can be passed via mosquitoes. It is 100% fatal to crows.

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