Updated at 3:30 p.m.
Health officials are urging people to take precautions after mosquitoes carrying West Nile virus have been identified in parts of Georgia.
At least a half dozen Georgians contracted West Nile virus as of Aug. 27, according to the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, with at least two of the infected individuals living in Dekalb and Fulton counties.
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