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After many tests, it was determined to be West Nile virus, according to his brother Jay, who has started a GoFundMe campaign for his brother. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said when they learned it was West Nile they were shocked. &#8220;We are very happy he is so strong and still with us, however he is currently unable to work,&#8221; he wrote. &#8220;Doctors say the time to recuperate could be months.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His family is asking for help. &#8220;At this time, we are asking for anything that can help him pay his monthly bills, as he is a self-employed Carpenter \/ contractor.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To make a donation, please follow the link <a href=\"http:\/\/gofund.me\/18072f29\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">HERE<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Related<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/human-case-of-west-nile-virus-confirmed-in-muskoka\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Human case of West Nile virus confirmed in Muskoka<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Don\u2019t miss out on Doppler!<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Sign up <a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/dont-miss-out-on-doppler\/\"><u>here<\/u><\/a> to receive our email digest with links to our most recent stories.<br \/>\nLocal news in your inbox so you don&#8217;t miss anything!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"background: #5cb85c url('https:\/\/d1iczxrky3cnb2.cloudfront.net\/red_logo.png') no-repeat 37px; color: #fff; text-decoration: none; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; display: inline-block; font-size: 16px; padding: 15px 38px; padding-left: 75px; -webkit-border-radius: 2px; -moz-border-radius: 2px; border-radius: 2px; box-shadow: 0 1px 0 0 #1f5a89; text-shadow: 0 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);\" href=\"https:\/\/donorbox.org\/support-huntsville-doppler\">Click here to support local news<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45657\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A week ago, Chris Bennett was hospitalized, and his family did not know what was wrong. 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