Anita Bharadwaja, Vector Epidemiologist for the state’s Department of Health, confirms the first West Nile virus-infected ...

Nebraska's first reported case of West Nile virus for the 2025 season was detected in the East Central District Health ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed that a person downstate, specifically in Southern Illinois, was ...

How to spot West Nile Virus after mosquito bites. Posted: July 11, 2024 | Last updated: July 11, 2024. ... "He acted exactly like a rich kid from the suburbs" ...

West Nile virus is primarily transmitted to humans via mosquito bites; it also affects birds and mammals like horses. [ 1 ] The virus is the leading cause of mosquito-transmitted disease in the ...

If residents see a stagnant pool or other mosquito breeding grounds -- or find dead birds like hawks, jays, crows and owls -- they are encouraged to contact the county Vector Control Program at ...

In Alabama, it is peak mosquito season and there is one report of West Nile virus in the state. Here's how to take preventative measures against the biters ...

Last year, West Nile virus was found in 72 of Illinois’ 102 counties, WGN said. The Illinois Department of Public Health reminds people to "Fight the Bite" with the “Three R’s”: REDUCE ...

A Livingston Parish resident is hospitalized with West Nile virus. Here's how to protect yourself as the mosquito-borne threat grows statewide.

With mosquito season ramping up, the Wyoming Department of Health urges people to protect themselves from mosquito bites this summer to help prevent West Nile virus (WNV) infection.

Nebraska's first human case of West Nile virus this year was reported in the East Central District Health Department, which covers Boone, Colfax, Nance and Platte counties.

Last year, the first human case of West Nile virus was detected in mid-July.This year’s first human-detected case comes more than three weeks earlier — the earliest since 2016, according to ...