Rock County Public Health: Mosquitoes in Rock County test positive for West Nile virus

'My life changed': West Nile virus survivor first thought infection was a stroke

A West Nile virus survivor shared the story of her harrowing journey with the brain infection she first thought was a stroke. “Within a matter of days I was in the hospital and I got to the point where I couldn’t walk” said Tonya Riske, a Wisconsin woman whose life “quickly” changed after a single mosquito bite. It started with slurred speech and forgetting words, symptoms that led her and her husband to think she was possibly having a stroke, R…

Mosquitoes test positive for West Nile virus in Knox County

The Knox County Health Department announced that West Nile Virus has been detected in mosquitoes within the county.

Mosquito tests positive for West Nile Virus in Rock County

Mosquitoes collected in Rock County have tested positive for West Nile Virus for the first time this year. Health officials are urging people to take precautions to avoid mosquito bites.

Mosquitoes test positive for West Nile Virus in Rock County

JANESVILLE, Wis. (WKOW) -- Rock County Health reports that mosquitoes collected from Rock County have tested positive for West Nile virus (WNV). These are the first mosquitoes that have tested positive for West Nile virus in Rock County since mosquito…

Rock County Public Health: Mosquitoes in Rock County test positive for West Nile virus

JANESVILLE, Wis. — Rock County Public Health said on Wednesday that mosquitoes in the county have tested positive for West Nile virus, the first positive mosquito results in Rock County this year.

Mosquitoes test positive for West Nile in county