West Nile Virus Detected in McLean County

West Nile Virus detected in McLean County

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) -- The McLean County Health Department detected its first West Nile positive mosquito pool in the county this year. The positive test was confirmed on Monday to a mosquito pool located in the 61705 zip code, department spokeswoman Marianne Manko said. Health department staff began distributing informational doorknob hangers in the neighborhood where samples were collected on Tuesday. “We regularly trap and test mosquito …

West Nile Virus detected in Weld, Boulder county mosquitoes as season shows early start

DENVER The states West Nile virus season appears to be ahead of schedule this year, after two more Colorado counties detected the mosquito-borne illness in traps over the past several days.Health officials in Weld and Boulder counties announced this week they had confirmed detections of the virus, just days after Denver health officials confirmed they, too, had found a mosquito that tested positive for West Nile.So far, Colorado has confirmed fo…

West Nile virus detected in mosquitoes trapped in Niwot

West Nile virus has been found in Boulder County. Boulder County Public Health confirmed that, last week, mosquitoes trapped on the east side of Niwot tested positive for West Nile. No other testing sites returned positive results. West Nile virus most often causes mild infections, but can, in some cases, become more serious, leading to encephalitis, meningitis, vision loss, paralysis or death. Although the West Nile mosquito numbers are low, an…