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Infected mosquito attacks CDC West Nile expert 6-23-08

CDC experts are supposed to go after mosquitoes infected with the West Nile virus. But media reports that All Lyle Peterson, a CDC health official, got attacked by an infected mosquito.

It occurred when he walked down his driveway in Fort Collins, Colorado and chatted briefly with a neighbor and returned to his house.

Within hours of being bitten, Mr. Petersen knew based on what he felt that he got West Nile. Later blood work confirmed his suspicion.

Petersen is director of the division of vector borne diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which monitors mosquito activities along with other health agencies.

“From my own experience, I can tell you it's not a very mild illness," Petersen was quoted by CNN as cautioning. "It will ruin your summer."

West Nile causes no symptoms in 80 percent of people who get the virus. The rest 20 percent experience often mild symptoms. Only in rare cases, would people develop serious complications from the infection.

The CDC recommends people use a repellent known as DEET. It is not known whether Mr. Petersen wore some repellent to prevent mosquitoes' bites when he was outdoors.

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