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Week in Review: Aug. 19-25, '12: West Nile Fears
Patch looks back at the week in news.
In the past week Nasau County announced the first two confirmed human cases of West Nile virus, including one person who died.Click the blue links to see the full stories.
Week in Review:
1. First, the county announced that a , a woman, was the first confirmed case of the year. She was hospitalized and is recovering. Then, on Friday, Nassau health officials revealed . The victim lived in the Town of Oyster Bay; the specific location wasn't provided.
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2. Patch has provided of at Bethpage State Park.
3. whose moonwalk in 1969 was made from a lunar module built in Bethpage, died at 82.
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4. A townwide project to read the same book -- -- came to a conclusion in Plainview this week.
5. Patch launched it's newest site in the area. is open for business and wants your news and information.
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