PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- The first batch of West Nile virus-positive mosquitoes this year has been confirmed in Philadelphia and Montgomery County, the city's Department of Health said Thursday.

The Rock Island County Health Department has confirmed the first West Nile Virus positive mosquito batch reported in the county for 2024, according to a Wednesday news release. (Getty Images) The ...

WINNEBAGO COUNTY, Ill. — State health officials said that West Nile virus has been detected in a batch of Illinois mosquitoes — the first report of 2025. The mosquito batch was collected on May 9 in ...

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MCHENRY COUNTY, Ill. — Health officials in McHenry County say they have identified a mosquito batch that tested positive for West Nile Virus (WNV) this week. According to officials from the McHenry ...

State health officials identified the first batch of mosquitoes in 2023 to test positive for Jamestown Canyon Virus. The batch was collected in Keene on June 6, 2023, according to a news release. The ...

MACON COUNTY, Ill. (WAND) - The Macon County Health Department announced the first mosquito batch testing positive for West Nile virus. The batch was collected by the Macon Mosquito Abatement District ...

WMUR'S NICOL LALLY HAS MORE ON HOW YOU CAN PROTECT YOURSELF FROM VIRUSES LIKE WEST NILE. OUR RAINY JULY IS LEADING TO A BUGGY AUGUST...AN INCREASE IN THE MOSQUITO POPULATION HAS LEAD TTHO E W NE ...

For the first time this season, West Nile virus has been detected in Manchester.The city's public health director said the virus was found in a batch of mosquitoes collected on Aug. 30.>> West Nile ...