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A 71-year-old Denver resident has died after contracting West Nile virus, the first death in Denver and the 11th across the state so far this year.

An 80-year-old woman died in mid-July after being bitten by a tick carrying the virus, marking the second U.S. death from the disease this year.

West Nile virus has hospitalized more than a dozen people across Colorado, and the season is not over yet.

In several regions of the United States with high heat and flooding, mosquitoes are multiplying and are spreading West Nile virus to humans.

Denver health officials are urging residents to take precautions as they investigate at least six suspected cases of West Nile virus in the community.

According to a new CDC report, alpha-gal syndrome—a red meat allergy that's kickstarted by a tick bite—is on the rise. A majority of these cases take place in states where the lone star tick resides, primarily the southern, midwestern, and mid-Atlantic regions of the US.

State health officials are seeing concerning trends of West Nile virus in Colorado this year, even as peak season is yet to occur.

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