First Mosquitoes Test Positive for West Nile Virus in Illinois in 2022
May 27, 2022 12:24PM CDT

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Illinois health officials are confirming the first mosquitoes to test positive for West Nile virus in the state this year. The DuPage County Health Department collected a positive mosquito batch Tuesday from Roselle in DuPage. No human cases of West Nile virus have been reported so far this year. West Nile is transmitted through the bite of a house mosquito that has picked up the virus by feeding on an infected bird.