THE FIRST SIGNS OF THE WEST NILE VIRUS ARE POPPING UP IN ILLINOIS. 

 

THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH BEGAN SURVEILLANCE OF THE VIRUS EARLIER THIS MONTH AND THE FIRST CONFIRMED SAMPLE HAS BEEN FOUND IN POOLS OF MOSQUITOES SAYS SPOKESPERSON MELANEY ARNOLD.

 

 

 

THAT MEANS YOU SHOULD PROTECT YOURSELF FROM MOSQUITO BITES BY WEARING INSECT REPELLANT AND ELIMINATING STANDING WATER AROUND YOUR HOME WHERE THE BUGS CAN BREED. LAST YEAR…WEST NILE WAS FOUND IN 63 ILLINOIS COUNTIES AND INCLUDED 90 HUMAN CASES.