Articles filed under West Nile Virus
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Lake County reports first human West Nile virus case of 2023Sep 26, 2023 6:54 am - A Lake County resident in their 60s became the first person in the county to test positive for West Nile virus this year, county health department officials said. The pe...
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Suburban Cook County resident is state's first West Nile death this yearAug 24, 2023 11:19 am - A suburban Cook County resident is the first person to die from a West Nile virus infection this year in Illinois. Illinois Department of Public Health officials said th...
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West Nile virus detected in Batavia mosquito sampleJul 25, 2023 9:20 pm - Mosquitoes in a Batavia sample have tested positive for the West Nile virus, Kane County health officials said. There have been no human cases of West Nile virus reporte...
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Mosquitoes test positive for West Nile in Wheaton, Medinah, Wood DaleJul 14, 2023 1:08 pm - Mosquitoes carrying the West Nile virus have been found in Medinah, Wheaton and Wood Dale. Batches of mosquitoes collected July 5 in the three towns are the first in DuP...
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Lake County urges residents to 'Fight the Bite'Jun 28, 2022 7:31 am - 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. Follow the "4 D's ...
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Year's first mosquitoes with West Nile found in RoselleMay 27, 2022 11:27 am - The year's first mosquitoes carrying the West Nile virus were found Tuesday in Roselle, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported Thursday. Mosquitoes that feed ...
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Will County resident first to die from West Nile in Illinois this yearOct 09, 2021 8:04 am - 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...
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Nearly a dozen human cases of West Nile reported in DuPageOct 01, 2021 6:34 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 co...
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Aurora man has first human case this year of West Nile in DuPage CountySep 03, 2021 11:52 am - An Aurora man who contracted West Nile virus marks the first human case of the mosquito-borne disease in DuPage County this year. The man, who is in his 60s, fell ill in...
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Deerfield man has first human case of West Nile virus in Lake County this yearAug 18, 2021 5:33 am - 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 auth...
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