Three college students are spending their summer as interns with the Will County Health Department in Joliet to help test ...

The case this year is the earliest detection in nearly a decade. The virus carried by mosquitoes poses the greatest risk to ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed that a person downstate, specifically in Southern Illinois, was hospitalized due to complications from West Nile.

The McLean County Health Department is reporting the first mosquito pool in the county to test positive for West Nile virus ...

The McLean County Health Department detected the first West Nile virus-positive mosquito pool in the county this year, and is distributing informational doorknob hangers in the affected area to ...

THURSDAY, June 26, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Illinois has confirmed its first human case of West Nile virus this year, health officials say. The person, who lives in southern Illinois, was hospitalized ...

Where was human West Nile case identified? The case of West Nile virus was confirmed in an individual in southern Illinois, who was hospitalized due to complications associated with the infection.

Most Missouri counties aren't testing mosquitoes for West Nile, state officials said, which makes experts worry.

Illinois has confirmed its first human case of West Nile virus this year, health officials say. The person, who lives in southern Illinois, was hospitalized with complications from the mosquito-borne ...

Illinois confirms its first case of West Nile Virus, marking the earliest onset of the illness since 2016.