Last Updated: August 6, 2005, 04:25:57 AM PDT
MODESTO BEE
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Officials on Friday confirmed two additional human cases of West Nile virus in Stanislaus County. A 43-year-old woman had the neuroinvasive form of the disease and was hospitalized. She was in good condition, officials said. The second case was a 63-year-old man with West Nile fever. He was hospitalized and discharged. This year, county officials have confirmed 11 human cases and nine horses infected with the potentially deadly virus. Three of the horses died or were euthanized, according to the California Department of Food and Agriculture.