An 84-year-old man infected with West Nile Virus died Monday in Union County, Ky., about 250 miles southwest of Cincinnati.

        It is the first confirmed case in Kentucky of a human being infected with the virus, which is transmitted by mosquito bite. Nationwide, the Centers for Disease Control previously had confirmed 11 U.S. deaths this year from West Nile, eight of them in Louisiana.

        Three human cases are suspected in Ohio and one is suspected in Indiana, but no deaths have been reported in either state.

        Nine positive cases of the virus have been identified in birds this summer in Boone, Campbell and Kenton counties by the Northern Kentucky Independent Health District. Kentucky state officials confirmed that the virus has been found in 73 birds, 19 horses and two mosquito pools this year.

        The Western Kentucky victim's identity was being withheld Tuesday for the sake of the family's privacy, Cabinet for Health Services spokesman Gil Lawson said.

        He was described as having “multiple health problems” and was hospitalized for several days. Officials said it was not clear whether the official cause of death would be West Nile virus or one of the man's other ailments.

        The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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