West Nile virus reported in St. Louis County

ST. LOUIS -- A 59-year-old man from St. Louis County has been hospitalized with West Nile virus in the area's first case of 2014.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that the county health department announced the presence of the mosquito-borne illness Monday. The man has been released from the hospital.

West Nile virus activity typically peaks in August and September. In the state's only other case this year, a 75-year-old Laclede County died of complications from the virus.

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Information from: St. Louis Post-Dispatch, http://www.stltoday.com