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(WXYZ) — West Nile virus is showing up much earlier than usual this year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

A group of mosquitos caught in an area of Atlanta have tested positive for West Nile virus, the Fulton County Board of Health reports

Viral persistence refers to the ability of a virus to remain in its host for an extended period. Although most non-retroviral RNA viruses are traditionally known for causing acute, self-limiting infections, accumulating evidence of the detection of viral products long after the infectious virus is cleared suggests that RNA viruses can establish persistent infections. Persistent…