The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed that a person downstate, specifically in Southern Illinois, was ...

Illinois has confirmed its first human case of West Nile virus this year, health officials say. The person, who lives in ...

The first human case of West Nile virus in Illinois has been confirmed by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, according to ...

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

Illinois has reported its first human case of West Nile virus as county health departments across the Chicago area issue ...

The first human case of West Nile virus in Illinois for 2025 was confirmed in Southern Illinois, marking the earliest onset ...

West Nile virus has been confirmed in samples from 17 Illinois counties so far this year, according to the IDPH. Find out where.

Southwest suburban Evergreen Park is one of many villages and cities that spray for mosquitoes in the summer. It is one way ...

Illinois’ first human case of West Nile virus this year was identified in suburban Cook County, the state’s Department of Public Health announced Wednesday. The mosquito-borne illness ...

The first human death in Illinois in 2022 from the West Nile virus was confirmed on Tuesday. An unnamed individual in their late 70s passed away from the illness in Cook County, according to the ...

Illinois crows making a comeback, and there’s a surprising link to human health West Nile virus infections soared in Illinois in the early 2000s in people and also among crows.

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