West Nile fever, DuPage County
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An individual from southern Illinois was hospitalized due to complications from West Nile virus, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported June 24. That case marked the state’s first human case in 2025 and represented the earliest onset of the disease in Illinois since 2016.
CHICAGO — One death from West Nile Virus has been reported in Illinois, the first death from the virus in the state this year, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health. The case ...