Missouriwatcher
Editor, Senior Moderator
September 20, 2011 - The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is reporting the first West Nile virus related death in Illinois for 2011. A Cook County man in his 60s, who had underlying health conditions, was diagnosed with West Nile virus in August and died earlier this month...
Currently, the Illinois Department of Public Health is reporting eight human cases of West Nile virus in Illinois. The first human cases of West Nile virus were reported on August 19 and occurred in a Cook County man in his 80s and a Franklin County man in his 30s.
So far this year, 17 counties have reported mosquito batches, birds or people testing positive for West Nile virus. The first West Nile virus positive results this year were collected on June 8 and included two birds from LaSalle County.
In 2010, the first positive mosquito samples were collected on June 3 in Gallatin County. Last year, 30 of the state’s 102 counties were found to have a West Nile positive bird, mosquito, horse or human case. A total of 61 human cases of West Nile disease, including four deaths, were reported in Illinois last year. The first human case was reported on August 31 and the West Nile virus related death was reported on September 22...
http://www.idph.state.il.us/public/press11/9.20.11_WNV_death.htm
http://www.idph.state.il.us/envhealth/wnvsurveillance11.htm
Currently, the Illinois Department of Public Health is reporting eight human cases of West Nile virus in Illinois. The first human cases of West Nile virus were reported on August 19 and occurred in a Cook County man in his 80s and a Franklin County man in his 30s.
So far this year, 17 counties have reported mosquito batches, birds or people testing positive for West Nile virus. The first West Nile virus positive results this year were collected on June 8 and included two birds from LaSalle County.
In 2010, the first positive mosquito samples were collected on June 3 in Gallatin County. Last year, 30 of the state’s 102 counties were found to have a West Nile positive bird, mosquito, horse or human case. A total of 61 human cases of West Nile disease, including four deaths, were reported in Illinois last year. The first human case was reported on August 31 and the West Nile virus related death was reported on September 22...
http://www.idph.state.il.us/public/press11/9.20.11_WNV_death.htm
http://www.idph.state.il.us/envhealth/wnvsurveillance11.htm