Chicago suburbs spray for mosquitos as more areas test positive for West Nile Virus The insects have also been found in Evanston, Glenview, Lincolnwood, Morton Grove, Northfield, and Skokie.

The worst West Nile outbreak in the U.S. to date came in 2002. That year in Illinois alone, there were 884 cases across the state, and 67 deaths – 42 of them in Cook County.

CHICAGO — Health officials confirmed the first human case of West Nile virus in Chicago in 2022 as a male in his mid-60s who resides on the city’s Northwest Side.

No humans have reported being infected by the virus in the state so far, but “it remains important to mitigate the spread of [West Nile virus] and other mosquito-borne diseases,” the statement ...

Washington County, located approximately 55 miles east of St. Louis, is the closest of the aforementioned counties. No human cases of West Nile virus have been reported in Illinois thus far in 2024.

Now, the virus has been confirmed in mosquitoes in six more counties: Cook, Will, Logan, Edgar, Macoupin and Washington, the IDPH says. While no human cases have been reported in Illinois this ...

Birds are the primary hosts of West Nile virus. It can infect more than 250 species of birds, with larger species such as crows and blue jays especially prone to infection.

Read more: Latest Chicago news and headlines In 2020, 42 human cases of West Nile were confirmed in Illinois (although human cases are often underreported), with four people dying from the virus.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A Chicago resident has died from the West Nile Virus, the first Illinois death this year related to the virus, the Illinois Department of Health confirmed Thursday.

Last year, 74 counties in Illinois reported a West Nile virus positive mosquito batch, bird, horse, and/or human case. For the 2018 season, IDPH reported 176 human cases, including 17 deaths.

Light pollution can extend by 41% how long sparrows are infectious with West Nile virus, which could make it more likely that they transmit the lethal disease to mosquitoes and on to people, a new ...

Public health officials are warning Chicagoans to take precautions this summer after West Nile virus has been detected in a batch of mosquitoes. The Illinois Department of Public Health confirmed ...