Sunday, October 7, 2012
The Illinois Department of Public health reports 179 people in Illinois have tested positive, compared to 34 in 2011. Despite cooler temperatures, the numbers aren't expected to decline.
Despite cooler fall temperatures, West Nile Virus numbers aren't expected to drop in the near future. That's because there are still infected mosquitos in the air, and if bitten, people could become ill in two-to-three weeks, said Sean McDermott, spokesman for the Cook County Department of Public Health. It takes three to 15 days for West Nile to start showing symptoms in a victim, said Amy Poore, director of public relations for Cook County Health Department. Poore said testing is a process, so there is a substantial timeline in the reporting of positive cases. People who are suspected to be infected must first pass the Centers for Disease Control case definition, and then laboratory confirmed testing at the Illinois Department of …
Friday, September 21, 2012
The McHenry County Health Department confirmed the first human case of West Nile Virus in the county this week.
Area communities are upping their mosquito spray applications with the hopes of combating West Nile Virus in the area. The Lake in the Hills Village Board last week approved an additional spray treatment for the month of September. The treatment will be done in conjunction with the village of Huntley and the city of Crystal Lake. Clarke — the provider for the village's mosquito spray applications — encouraged the additional application in a Aug. 31 letter to the village, noting that the area remained at a moderate to high risk for a West Nile Virus outbreak. Clarke has conducted all four contracted mosquito treatments and the recent board approval will allow for a fifth application in September. The cost is $4,500. Also this week, the …
Thursday, August 23, 2012
In Kane County, four total deaths have been reported because of West Nile Virus since 2002.
A 64-year-old Elgin man with West Nile Virus died last week, marking the first human death because of the virus in Kane County this year, according to a Kane County Health Department press release. In total, West Nile Virus is listed as the cause for four deaths in Kane County since 2002, according to the news release. "This summer has been hot and dry, the perfect combination for the Culex mosquito, the species that is known to carry the virus," according to the news release. "It is likely we will see more activity before the season is over." So far this year,1,118 cases of West Nile Virus have been reported to the CDC in United States. In Illinois, 21 WNV cases were reported as of Aug. 21. “The 1,118 cases reported thus far in 2012 is…
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
The CDC announced that this is the worst year for West Nile Virus since it started tracking in 1999. Check out how your area is faring in our interactive map of diagnosed cases in humans and mosquitoes.
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Wednesday, August 22, 2012
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced this week that reported cases of West Nile Virus are at an all time high. “The 1118 cases reported thus far in 2012 is the highest number of West Nile virus disease cases reported to CDC through the third week in August since West Nile virus was first detected in the United States in 1999,” the CDC reported. While Illinois does not rank among the top five states in terms of cases, there have been 21 reported human cases of West Nile Virus in Illinois as of Aug. 21. Those cases have been clustered in the Chicago area, with 13 human cases in Cook County and one in Lake County. In the map above, Patch charted both cases of West Nile Virus confirmed in both humans and mosquitoes, …
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Mosquito batch in Fox River Grove tests positive, McHenry County Department of Health says.
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Thursday, July 12, 2012
Update: Two mosquito batches, in Elgin and Carpentersville, tested positive for West Nile Virus, the Kane County Health Department said. Kane County reported one human case last year. A mosquito trap in Fox River Grove tested positive for West Nile virus, the McHenry County Department of Health reports. It’s the first positive test for West Nile Virus (WNV) in McHenry County this year. The McHenry County Department of Health (MCDH) tested 122 mosquito batches as of July 11 and all the other batched tested negative. No human cases of WNV have been reported in McHenry County. Last year, there was one human case in the county. Statewide, 19 counties have reported 64 positive mosquito batches and 17 positive birds but no human cases so far, …
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Chicagoland news to talk about: Highland Park bank robbed this morning.
The PNC Bank on Central Avenue in Highland Park was robbed shortly after opening Thursday morning, according to Highland Park Police officers. Details about the crime are still emerging, on the Highland Park Patch. The family of a Berwyn, Illinois teenager who was found dead in a squalid home filled with over 200 animals defended their animal hoarding in an interview with a Chicago television station this week. But Barbara Price, 77-year-old grandmother of the boy, does not see what all the fuss is about. "I came from Minneapolis, Minnesota many years ago, from a hog farm,” Barbara told CBS 2. "I know what filth is. If we lived here all these years, how come suddenly it's deadly? Shouldn't we have died long ago?" The Illinois Department …
Friday, August 26, 2011
Illinois Department of Public Health indicates that 12 other counties have reported positive mosquito batches and birds, including two human cases of the virus.
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Friday, August 26, 2011
McHenry County Department of Health has reported a mosquito trap in Woodstock has tested positive for West Nile virus (WNV). The last positive test for WNV in McHenry County was in 2010. MCDH has tested 103 mosquito pools as of August 22; all other pools tested negative for WNV. Illinois Department of Public Health indicates that 12 other counties have reported positive mosquito batches and birds including 2 human cases of WNV. Last year, there were no human cases reported in McHenry County. MCDH will continue to collect and test mosquito pools through the remainder of the season, typically mid-October. The Department of Health will accept a limited number of birds for testing. It is important to remember that the risk of WNV remains …
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