Longview — Multiple cases of West Nile virus and West Nile fever have been reported recently across the state, and local officials are taking steps against mosquitoes to make sure the virus doesn’t spread to East Texas.

Eight people in the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area have been diagnosed with West Nile virus, and 10 others in North Central Texas have been infected with West Nile fever, the Texas Department of State Health Services said Monday. 

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