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A batch of mosquitoes in St. Louis County tested positive for West Nile virus, the first time the disease has appeared in the area this year.
The Lake County Health Department reported the first human case of West Nile virus in Lake County for the year. The infected resident is in their 70s and became sick in early July, health officials ...
Health officials in Lake County, Illinois, have confirmed the county’s first human case of West Nile Virus (WNV) this year.
West Nile, a sometimes-severe virus transmitted through bites from infected mosquitoes, is on the rise across the country.
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The Lake County Health Department announced Wednesday that they have identified the first human case of West Nile virus in Lake County in 2025.