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First Kendall County mosquito batch to test positive for West Nile virus · Kendall County News - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: First Kendall County mosquito batch to test positive for West
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  Speaker 1: Nile virus. Written by Eric Shelkoff, This article is being
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  Speaker 1: read by an automated voice brought to you by Everlett.
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  Speaker 1: A mosquito batch collected this week in Yorkville has been
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  Speaker 1: confirmed as the first positive West Nile virus sample in
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  Speaker 1: Kendall County. Positive mosquito batches have also been found in
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  Speaker 1: several other locations in northern Illinois, including Cook, DuPage, decalb Henry, Lake, McHenry,
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  Speaker 1: and Will Counties, according to the Kendall County Health Department,
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  Speaker 1: the department is reminding residents that the risk of West
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  Speaker 1: Nile virus is greatest when the weather is hot and dry.
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  Speaker 1: The risk diminishes after the first hard frost in the fall.
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  Speaker 1: Although no human cases of West Nile virus have been
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  Speaker 1: identified in Kendall County this year, the positive test results
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  Speaker 1: indicate that the virus is in our backyards and residents
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  Speaker 1: should take necessary precautions to protect themselves from mosquitoes. The
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  Speaker 1: department stated in a news release. West Nile virus is
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  Speaker 1: most commonly spread through the bite of an infected mosquito.
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  Speaker 1: Symptoms include fever, headache, body aches, vomiting, diarrhea, or rash.
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  Speaker 1: Severe illness can affect the central nervous symptom and result
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  Speaker 1: in hospitalization or death. According to the US Centers for
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  Speaker 1: Disease Control and Prevention, no licensed vaccines or medicines are
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  Speaker 1: available to prevent or treat West Nile virus disease in people.
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  Speaker 1: Department officials said the best way to prevent West Nile
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  Speaker 1: virus or any other mosquito born illness is to reduce
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  Speaker 1: the number of mosquitoes around your home and to take
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  Speaker 1: personal precautions to avoid mosquito bites. The Kendall County Health
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  Speaker 1: Department recommends taking the following precautions. Eliminate all sources of
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  Speaker 1: standing water that can support mosquito breeding, including water in
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  Speaker 1: flower pots, wading pools, old tires, and any other containers.
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  Speaker 1: Sources that cannot be eliminated, such as bird baths, should
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  Speaker 1: be flushed weekly. Avoid being outdoors when mosquitos are most active,
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  Speaker 1: especially between dusk and dawn. When outdoors, wear shoes and socks,
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  Speaker 1: long pants, and a long sleeved dot shirt, and apply
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  Speaker 1: insect repellent that includes twenty to fifty percent deep for
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  Speaker 1: adults and twenty to twenty five percent deep for children,
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  Speaker 1: as recommended by the Illinois Department of Public Health. Make
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  Speaker 1: sure doors and windows have tight fitting screens, repair or
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  Speaker 1: replace screens that have tears or other openings. Try to
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  Speaker 1: keep doors and windows shut if not screened, especially at night.
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  Speaker 1: Additional information on West Nile virus and West Nile virus
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  Speaker 1: surveillance can be obtained by calling the Environmental Health Unit
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  Speaker 1: at the Kendall County Health Department at six hundred and
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  Speaker 1: thirty five hundred fifty three nine thousand, one hundred, or
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  Speaker 1: by visiting the Kendal County Health Department's West Nile Virus
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  Speaker 1: and Mosquito's web page at kendlehealth dot org. Slage Departments
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  Speaker 1: slash Environmental dash Health dash Services slash mosquitoes.