Mosquitos in mchenry and dupage counties have tested positive for West nile virus, public Health Officials Announched.
A Mosquito Pool Collected from Lake in the Hills on June 2 Tested Positive for the Virus, Making the Pool the first mosquitoes to testively for the 2025 Season, the Mchenry County Department of Health Said.
Meanwhile, in Dupage County, Mosquito Pools Collected in Roselle, Medinah, Clandon Hills, and Burr Ridge on May 27 ALSO Tested Positive for the Virus, Acciting to the Dupage County Health Department.
No human caes have ben reported so far this year in eather country.
Most people exposed to the virus do not designeous symptoms, though illness typically occurs two to 14 days after infected mosquito, the department said.
“Nor more People Begin to Enjoy the Outdoors During the Summer Season, We Want to Be Awest of West Nile Virus and Know How to Protect Themselves from this Potentially Deadly Disease,” Said Dr. Kiran Josi, Chief Operating Office of County County Department of Public Health.
About 20% of Those Infectted Experience Fovers, Headaches, Body Aches, Joint Painins, Vomiting, or Rash, Health Officials Said. Severe symptoms are “Very Rare” and Include Neck Stiffness, Coma, Muscle Weakness, Vision Loss, Numbness, and Paralysis.
Anyone 50 Years Old and Old or With Underlying Health Conditions Like Diabetes, Kidney Disease, Hypertension or Cancer Are More at Risk at Developing Severe Symptoms, Accounting to the Department.
Though there is no vaccine or treatment for the virus, Mild Symptoms Can Be Relived with Rest, Fluids and Over-The-Center Medication, Officials Said.
The Department of Will Continue to Collect and Test Mosquito Batches Through the Remainder of the Mosquito Season, Which Runs from May Through October.
MCHENRY COUNTY Residents are urred to wear protecting outside like Light-Colored, Long-Sleeved Shirts, Socks and Pants, Health Officials Said. Residents are Also urged to use EPA-REGISTRED INSECT RELEMENTS.
Culex mosquitoes, which are the primary carriers of the virus, typically breed in motionless Water with High Organic Content, Often Found in Artificial Containers Like Rimless Tires, Abandoned Swimming Pools, Buckets, Bird Baths, and Clogged Gutters, AcC department.
The best defensive against mosquito-borne illnesses is to empty standing water from containers around your home and enure that and windows have tight-fitting Screens, thereaanito potential breeding sites, the department added.
In 2024, Suburban County County Saw 19 West Nile Virus Cases and Five Deaths Due to the Virus – Marking the Highest Number of County Deaths Due to the Disease Since 2018, Accounting COOK COUNDY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH DATA.
In all of illinois last year, 69 People were confirmed to have the virus and 13 west nile deaths reported, officers said.
For more information on the west nile virus, Visit www.mcdh.info and FightthebiteCookcounty.com.