Articles filed under West Nile Virus
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Lake County urges residents to 'Fight the Bite'Jun 24, 2022 5:41 PM - Lake County urges residents to "Fight the Bite" this summer and protect yourself and family from the West Nile virus, an illness spread by mosquitoes.
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Year's first mosquitoes with West Nile found in Roselle
May 26, 2022 9:25 PM - The year's first mosquitoes carrying the West Nile virus were found Tuesday in Roselle, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported Thursday. -
Will County resident first to die from West Nile in Illinois this year
Oct 8, 2021 3:58 PM - A Will County resident who contracted West Nile virus has died -- the first death related to the mosquito-borne illness in Illinois this year, state health officials said Friday. -
Nearly a dozen human cases of West Nile reported in DuPage
Sep 30, 2021 3:41 PM - Eleven human cases of West Nile virus have been reported in DuPage County so far this year, and health officials are warning those numbers will likely increase in the coming weeks. -
Aurora man has first human case this year of West Nile in DuPage County
Sep 2, 2021 6:14 PM - An Aurora man who contracted West Nile virus marks the first human case of the mosquito-borne disease in DuPage County this year. -
Deerfield man has first human case of West Nile virus in Lake County this year
Aug 17, 2021 6:21 PM - A Deerfield man in his 70s has tested positive for West Nile virus, becoming the first human case of the potentially deadly illness in Lake County this year, health authorities announced Tuesday. -
Batch of mosquitoes in Lake County tests positive for West Nile virus
Jun 23, 2021 6:31 PM - A batch of mosquitoes sampled June 16 in Lake Bluff has tested positive for West Nile virus, the first confirmed indicator of the virus' presence in Lake County this year, county health authorities said Wednesday. -
West Nile virus discovered in Highland ParkJul 1, 2019 11:09 AM - A batch of mosquitoes sampled on June 13 in Highland Park, Illinois has tested positive for West Nile virus.
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West Nile mosquitoes found in Wayne; first report of virus in state
May 24, 2019 2:19 PM - A mosquito trap in Wayne has tested positive for the West Nile virus, the first report of virus activity in Illinois. -
DuPage County resident dies from West Nile VirusSep 29, 2018 9:28 PM - Officials said a DuPage County resident died from the West Nile virus, the first to do so this year. The person who died was over the age of 65 and became ill in early September, according to a news release issued Friday by the DuPage County Health Department.
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