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Mosquito samples in Plano and Yorkville test positive for West Nile virus · Kendall County News - Shaw Local

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  Mosquito samples in Plano and Yorkville test positive for West Nile virus.
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  Written by Eric Shelkov. This article is being read by an automated
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  voice, brought to you by Everlett. Kendall County Health Department officials are
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  warning residents to protect themselves after local mosquito samples collected this week
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  in both Plano and Yorkville tested positve for West Nile virus The
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  first human case of West Nile virus in Kendall County this year
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  was detected earlier this summer. On September tenth, the Illinois Department of
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  Public Health reported the first human cases of West Nile virus in
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  Will County. A fifty one year. Old person from Will County, tested
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  positive for West Nile virus after developing symptoms in the second week
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  of August, according to the IDPH. The individual did not require hospitalization
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  and is recovering, IDPH official said IDPH has reported that 24 human
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  cases of West Nile virus have been detected in Illinois so far
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  this year. In addition to the case in Will County, 15 were
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  reported in Cook County, 2 were reported in DuPage County, while Kane,
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  Kendall, Livingston, Madison, Piat, and Shelby counties each all reported one positive
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  case. Two deaths have been linked to The
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  virus. West Nile virus is most commonly spread through the bite of
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  an infected mosquito. Symptoms include fever, headache, body aches, vomiting diarrhea or
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  rash. Officials said the best way to prevent West Nile virus or
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  any other mosquito-borne illness is to reduce the number of mosquitoes around
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  your home and to take personal precautions to avoid mosquito bites. The
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  Kendall County Health Department recommends taking the following precautions. Repellent. Use US
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  Environmental Protection Agency registered insect repellents Clothing. Wear long sleeves and loose
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  fitting, light colored pants. Limit time outdoors. Limit outdoor activities during peak
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  mosquito feeding times at dawn and dusk. Drain standing water empty standing
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  water around your home weekly to eliminate breeding sites. Additional information on
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  West Nile virus and West Nile virus surveillance can be obtained by
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  calling the Environmental Health Unit at the Kendall County Health Department at
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  630-553-9100, or by visiting the Kendall County Health
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  Department's West Nile Virus and Mosquitoes webpage at Kendallhealth.org slash department slash
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  environmental dash health-services slash mosquitoes.