West Nile Virus

DuPage County residents are being asked to take precautions to protect against West Nile virus following an uptick in the number of mosquito samples testing positive. In a news release, the DuPage County Health Department revealed an increase in mosquito samples that tested positive for the virus, however a specific number of samples remains unclear. Statewide, 408 batches of mosquitoes…

The first mosquitoes to test positive for West Nile virus in Illinois in 2022 were reported in May, in Roselle in DuPage County.

It’s mosquito season again! Here are some things to know about the most common mosquito-borne disease and how to protect yourself.

No human cases of West Nile virus have been reported so far this year.

Illinois reported the state’s first human West Nile virus-related death for 2021, state health officials confirmed Friday.

A Chicago resident has become the first West Nile virus-related death in Illinois this year, health officials said Thursday. The person fell ill with the virus and tested positive in mid-September, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health. Additional details about the death were not released. “Although we are already into fall, West Nile virus remains a risk until...

Officials with the Illinois Department of Public Health have confirmed that two batches of mosquitoes have tested positive for West Nile virus, the first positive tests of the summer. According to authorities, workers with the Des Plaines Valley Mosquito Abatement District collected a positive batch of the insects on May 31 in River Forest, and on June 5 officials from…