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A West Nile virus survivor shared the story of her harrowing journey with the brain infection she first thought was a stroke.
George Balis of Clarke Environmental Mosquito Management said his company has significantly increased its spraying efforts in ...
CHICAGO — Health officials confirmed the first human case of West Nile virus in Chicago in 2022 as a male in his mid-60s who resides on the city’s Northwest Side.
The worst West Nile outbreak in the U.S. to date came in 2002. That year in Illinois alone, there were 884 cases across the state, and 67 deaths – 42 of them in Cook County.
Public health officials are warning Chicagoans to take precautions this summer after West Nile virus has been detected in a batch of mosquitoes. The Illinois Department of Public Health ...
CHICAGO (WLS) -- A Chicago resident has died from the West Nile Virus, the first Illinois death this year related to the virus, the Illinois Department of Health confirmed Thursday.