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West Nile found in McLean County mosquito pool for fourth time this year
BLOOMINGTON — A fourth mosquito pool in McLean County this year has tested positive for the presence of West Nile virus. The positive test was confirmed Thursday in the 61701 ZIP code area, according to the McLean County Health Department.
An individual from southern Illinois was hospitalized due to complications from West Nile virus, the Illinois Department of ...
Overall, the CDC has received reports of 289 West Nile cases in 33 states for 2024; 195 of those cases have been neuroinvasive, in which the virus invades the brain and nervous system.
"Sadly, Illinois is reporting our first death of the year attributed to West Nile virus," Illinois Department of Public Health director Dr. Sameer Vohra said in a statement Tuesday.
The Boone County Health Department says routine testing shows mosquitos in Belvidere are positive for West Nile virus.
“Sadly, Illinois is reporting our first death of the year attributed to West Nile virus,” said Dr. Sameer Vohra, director of the state health department, in a news release.
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