West Nile

The Bureau County Health Department received confirmation that a crow from Princeton tested positive for West Nile virus.

The La Salle County Health Department received confirmation mosquitoes from Oglesby tested positive for West Nile virus.

The La Salle County Health Department received confirmation mosquitoes from Cedar Point tested positive for West Nile virus.

The Will County Health Department’s Environmental Health Division has also reported that mosquito batches in eight different Will County communities have tested positive for WNV this summer.

The Bureau County Health Department confirmed in a news release Wednesday that a crow, that was collected on Aug. 8 in Princeton, has tested positive for West Nile Virus.

Positive batches of West Nile virus have been reported in four Illinois counties

Mosquitoes collected in traps in Sandwich have tested positive for the West Nile virus, the DeKalb County Health Department announced Friday. Health officials offered tips to mitigate risk of being bitten by an infected mosquito:

August and September are the peak season for virus activity and the recent warm temperatures have increased the risk in bird and mosquito populations.

The Illinois Department of Public Health is reminding the public that, along with summer, mosquito season is underway in Illinois and positive batches of West Nile virus have been reported in seven counties around the state.

IDPH said 40 human cases of West Nile virus have been reported in Illinois