The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed that a person downstate, specifically in Southern Illinois, was ...

The state agency announced that a southern Illinois resident tested positive for the virus after being hospitalized. This is the earliest in the year that a human case has been observed in Illinois ...

SPRINGFIELD The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is reminding the public that along with the start of summer, ...

The first human case of West Nile virus in Illinois for 2025 was confirmed in Southern Illinois, marking the earliest onset ...

This was the highest number since 2018, when 17 virus-related human deaths were recorded. The virus was confirmed in 72 counties in Illinois last year.

The case this year is the earliest detection in nearly a decade. The virus carried by mosquitoes poses the greatest risk to ...

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois — Health officials have confirmed Illinois' first human case of West Nile virus for 2025. An individual ...