Tuscarawas County Man Infected with La Crosse Virus

Tuscarawas County man infected with La Crosse virus

UHRICHVILLE, Ohio (WJW) -- A Tuscarawas County man is recovering after health officials said he recently contracted the La Crosse virus. The Tuscarawas County Health Department was notified about the confirmed human case on July 17. The La Crosse virus is a viral disease that spreads to humans when bit by infected eastern tree hole mosquitoes, which typically reside in wooded and forested areas. Aedes triseriatus mosquito female biting on human …

Mosquito bite likely to blame for first case of rare virus in Tuscarawas County since 2021 - WJER Radio 100.9FM & 1450AM

UHRICHSVILLE – A 66-year-old Uhrichsville man recently got sick from a mosquito-borne disease that hadn’t been seen in Tuscarawas County in four years. County Health Commissioner Katie Seward says it is the first human case of La Crosse virus here since 2021 and likely the first in Ohio this year. She says the patient developed viral meningitis and was hospitalized but is home now recovering. Seward says no one should panic, but she is asking Uh…