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WEST NILE VIRUS

West Nile virus first emerged in the United States in the New York metropolitan area in the fall of 1999. Since then, the virus, which can be transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected mosquito, has quickly spread across the country and, this year, reached California.

Learn more about WNV.
Get background information in laymen's language about the West Nile Virus and the situation in Illinois from the Illinois Department of Public Health.

Report a suspected or confirmed case of West Nile Virus.

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