State's 3rd human West Nile Virus case of 2025 confirmed in DuPage County

First human case of West Nile Virus reported in DuPage County, officials say

The first human case of West Nile Virus has been reported in Glen Ellyn, DuPage County health officials said. The disease is typically in mosquitoes.

State's 3rd human West Nile Virus case of 2025 confirmed in DuPage County

DUPAGE COUNTY, Ill. — Health officials in DuPage County have confirmed the county's first human case of West Nile Virus this year, the third confirmed case statewide in 2025. Health officials from the DuPage County Health Department (DCHD) confirmed Thursday that the county's first human case of West Nile Virus (WNV) had been detected in a resident in Glen Ellyn. The resident who contracted the case is in their 50s and began experiencing symptom…

First human case of West Nile Virus in DuPage reported for 2025

The DuPage County Health Department says a Glen Ellyn resident contracted the first human case of West Nile Virus reported in the county this year. The individual, who is in their 50s, developed symptoms of the virus in mid-July. This is the third reported human case of West Nile Virus in the state this year. The other two were found in Lake and Wayne counties. West Nile Virus transmitted by mosquitoes Humans typically get WNV through the bite o…