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Covenant Pastor Recuperating from West Nile Virus
HAXTUN, CO (October 22, 2003) - Covenant pastor Verle Bend of the Fairfield
Evangelical Covenant Church in Haxtun is recuperating from the West Nile
Virus. Bend, who serves in Northeast Colorado, had contracted West Nile
Virus during the summer, said a family friend who is a nurse. He was
hospitalized for three days, and is now doing ministry to a limited
extent. He attended a recent Midwest Conference pastor's retreat in
Aurora, Nebraska.
West Nile Virus is the fastest-moving and most deadly mosquito-borne
virus in the United States, according to the Northeast Colorado Health
Department. It is transmitted through the bite of an infected mosquito
and those most at risk are over 50 years of age. As of October 3, 188
cases of West Nile Virus were reported in Northeast Colorado. Two others
from Haxtun had contracted the virus this summer.
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