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FILE - In this Aug. 16, 2012 file photo, mosquitos are sorted at the Dallas County mosquito lab in Dallas. U.S. health officials say there's been an alarming increase in the number of West Nile cases. So far there have been more than 1,100 cases reported through the middle of August. That's three times as many as usually seen at this point in the year. About half the cases are in Texas. Most West Nile infections are reported in August and September. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)
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Posted on August 25, 2012 at 6:25 PM
TEXAS -- A Carrollton woman in her 80s died from the West Nile virus on Friday, bringing the death toll in the Dallas- Fort Worth area to at least 19.
Meanwhile, West Texas has reported its second West Nile death.
The state total sits at 30, including two in Central Texas. Mosquitoes spread the virus from birds to people. Symptoms include: neck stiffness, disorientation and paralysis.
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