A Louisiana appellate court on Wednesday upheld a finding that a factory worker was entitled to benefits for an on-the-job mosquito bite that infected him with the West Nile virus.
Michael Allen fell ill in August 2013, two days after he was allegedly bitten by a mosquito while at the Graphic Packaging International plant in Monroe.
According to the Louisiana Department of Health, the West Nile virus is endemic to all parts of the state, and it is naturally spread by mosquito bites.
The vast majority of people who are bitten by an infected mosquito will be completely asymptomatic, but 10% t...
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