The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed Illinois' first human case of the West Nile virus of 2025. Find out more.

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Those include being bitten by a bat, coming into contact with bat droppings, or eating bats. “Sometimes the virus goes from the bats to another animal and then to humans,” Dr. Schaffner says.

THURSDAY, June 26, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Illinois has confirmed its first human case of West Nile virus this year, health ...

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SPRINGFIELD The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed Illinois’ first human case of West Nile virus (WNV) of 2025 in an individua ...

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed Illinois’ first human case of West Nile virus (WNV) of 2025 in an individual from Southern Illinois who ...

Illinois had its first confirmed human case of the West Nile Virus Tuesday, according to the Center for Disease Control and ...