MESQUITE (WBAP/KLIF News) – A person from Mesquite is the third to die from West Nile Virus in Dallas County this year.
Dallas County Health and Human Services said the person was diagnosed with the disease on Oct. 17.
The first person to succumb to the disease was from Carrollton. The second was from North Dallas.
2012 proved to be the worst year for North Texas trying to avoid West Nile Virus.
More than 1,000 people were diagnosed with the disease and 36 people died across four counties.
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