West nile virus

The health department says the victim suffered an onset of symptoms in mid-October and died soon thereafter.

The Illinois Department of Public Health is asking people to take action to prevent mosquito bites as West Nile Virus cases increasingly crop up around the state.

It’s not just your imagination - the mosquitoes really are blanketing Central Illinois even more than usual this summer.Sara Sparkman of the Tazewell…

A mosquito pool in Peoria County has tested positive for West Nile Virus. The Peoria City/County Health Department says says this means West Nile Virus is…

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has agreed to investigate a confirmed case of West Nile virus in Illinois.The Illinois Department of Public…

Illinois public health officials say a Kankakee County resident is the first Illinoisan to die from West Nile virus this year in the state.The Illinois…

Illinois public health officials say the state has confirmed its first human case of West Nile virus this year.The Illinois Department of Public Health…

Health officials are issuing a West Nile Virus warning after a dead bird tested positive in Tazewell County. Human cases of the disease are rare, but the…

Health officials have confirmed the season's first human case of the mosquito-borne West Nile virus in Cook County. Cook County Department of Public…

An Illinois agency will soon collect used tires from abandoned properties and rural roads in an effort to reduce the risk of illnesses carried by some…