Fauci, who served as NIH director for 38 years, is expected to recover fully, the spokesperson added.
The virus most often occurs in temperate climates where its usual viral carriers, mosquitos, thrive. In the United States, the months of August and September see the most activity. As of August 20, 216 cases have been reported this year in 33 states, with 142 neuroinvasive cases, according to preliminary data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
About 1,000 Americans are hospitalized each year with the most severe form of West Nile virus, which is spread through the bite of infected mosquitoes. Another 1,500, on average, are diagnosed after developing symptoms, although experts estimate that as many as 80% of infections in the U.S. are never identified.
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