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2014
June 4, 2014
First West Nile Virus Positive in Illinois for 2014 Reported
May 14, 2014
West Nile Virus Season Begins
2013
September 16, 2013
First West Nile Virus Related Death Reported in Cook County
September 13, 2013
First West Nile Virus Related Death Reported in Illinois
August 26, 2013
Central Illinois Reports its First Human West Nile Virus Positive Case for 2013
August 21, 2013
First Human West Nile Virus Positive Case in Illinois For 2013
July 10, 2013
First West Nile Virus Positive Bird in Illinois for 2013 Reported
June 3, 2013
First West Nile Virus Positive Mosquitoes in Illinois For 2013 Reported
April 8, 2013
State Health Department Awards West Nile Virus Prevention Grants
2012
September 13, 2012
First Central Illinois Human West Nile Virus
August 20, 2012
First West Nile Virus Related Death Reported in Illinois
July 24, 2012
First Human West Nile Virus Positive Case in Illinois for 2012
June 19, 2012
FIRST CENTRAL ILLINOIS WEST NILE VIRUS POSITIVE RESULTS FOR 2012
May 30, 2012
FIRST WEST NILE VIRUS POSITIVE MOSQUITOES IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS FOR 2012 REPORTED
May 22, 2012
FIRST WEST NILE VIRUS POSITIVE BIRD AND MOSQUITOES IN ILLINOIS FOR 2012 REPORTED
April 13, 2012
West Nile Virus Testing Begins
2011
September 22, 2011
FIRST HUMAN WEST NILE VIRUS CASE IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS FOR 2011 REPORTED
September 20, 2011
FIRST WEST NILE VIRUS RELATED DEATH REPORTED IN ILLINOIS
August 19, 2011
FIRST HUMAN WEST NILE VIRUS CASES IN ILLINOIS FOR 2011 REPORTED
June 30, 2011
FIRST WEST NILE VIRUS POSITIVE MOSQUITOES IN
NORTHERN ILLINOIS REPORTED TODAY
June 29, 2011
FIRST WEST NILE VIRUS POSITIVE MOSQUITOES REPORTED IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
June 16, 2011
FIRST BIRDS IN NORTHERN ILLINOIS TEST POSITIVE FOR
WEST NILE VIRUS
June 14, 2011
FIRST MOSQUITOES IN ILLINOIS TEST POSITIVE FOR
WEST NILE VIRUS
2010
September 22, 2010
FIRST WEST NILE VIRUS RELATED DEATH REPORTED IN ILLINOIS
September 21, 2010
WEST NILE VIRUS STILL A THREAT
September 15, 2010
FIRST HUMAN WEST NILE VIRUS CASE IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS FOR 2010 REPORTED
August 31, 2010
FIRST HUMAN WEST NILE VIRUS CASE IN ILLINOIS FOR 2010 REPORTED
June 21, 2010
MOSQUITOES IN NORTHERN ILLINOIS TEST POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE VIRUS IN ILLINOIS
June 11, 2010
MOSQUITOES IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS TEST POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE VIRUS IN ILLINOIS
June 5, 2010
FIRST MOSQUITOES TEST POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE VIRUS IN ILLINOIS
May 25, 2010
FIRST BIRD IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS TESTS POSITIVE FOR
WEST NILE VIRUS
May 13, 2010
FIRST BIRDS IN ILLINOIS TESTS POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE VIRUS
2009
September 14, 2009
FIRST HUMAN WEST NILE VIRUS CASE IN NORTHERN ILLINOIS FOR 2009 REPORTED
August 31, 2009
FIRST HUMAN WEST NILE VIRUS CASE IN ILLINOIS FOR 2009 REPORTED
June 17, 2009
FIRST MOSQUITOES TEST POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE VIRUS IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS
June 8, 2009
FIRST MOSQUITOES TEST POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE VIRUS IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
June 5, 2009
FIRST BIRD IN ILLINOIS TESTS POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE VIRUS
June 1, 2009
FIRST MOSQUITOES TEST POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE VIRUS IN NORTHERN ILLINOIS
2008
September 5, 2008
CENTRAL ILLINOIS REPORTS FIRST BIRDS TESTING POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE VIRUS
August 19, 2008
FIRST HUMAN WEST NILE VIRUS CASE REPORTED IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS
August 11, 2008
FIRST HUMAN WEST NILE VIRUS CASE REPORTED IN ILLINOIS
July 30, 2008
GOVERNOR BLAGOJEVICH STRESSES NEED FOR PREVENTIVE MEASURES AGAINST WEST NILE VIRUS AND HEAT STROKE, AS HIGH TEMPERATURES HIT
July 10, 2008
FIRST BIRDS IN ILLINOIS TEST POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE VIRUS
June 24, 2008
FIRST MOSQUITO BATCH IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS TESTS POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE VIRUS
May 23, 2008
FIRST MOSQUITOES TEST POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE VIRUS IN ILLINOIS
May 18, 2008
GOV. BLAGOJEVICH ANNOUNCES MORE THAN $2.8 MILLION TO HELP PROTECT ILLINOISANS FROM WEST NILE VIRUS
2007
October 31, 2007
8 ADDITIONAL HUMAN CASES OF WEST NILE VIRUS BRING THE TOTAL IN ILLINOIS TO 93
October 24, 2007
4 ADDITIONAL HUMAN CASES OF WEST NILE VIRUS BRING THE TOTAL IN ILLINOIS TO 85
October 17, 2007
13 ADDITIONAL HUMAN CASES OF WEST NILE VIRUS BRING THE TOTAL IN ILLINOIS TO 81
October 10, 2007
8 ADDITIONAL HUMAN CASES OF WEST NILE VIRUS BRINGING THE TOTAL IN ILLINOIS TO 68
October 3, 2007
12 ADDITIONAL HUMAN CASES OF WEST NILE VIRUS BRINGING THE TOTAL IN ILLINOIS TO 60
September 26, 2007
FOURTH WEST NILE DEATH AND 13 ADDITIONAL HUMAN CASES BRING THE TOTAL IN ILLINOIS TO 48
September 19, 2007
6 ADDITIONAL HUMAN WEST NILE VIRUS CASES BRING THE TOTAL IN ILLINOIS TO 34
September 12, 2007
THIRD WEST NILE VIRUS-RELATED DEATH PLUS 8 ADDITIONAL HUMAN CASES BRING THE TOTAL TO 28 IN ILLINOIS
September 5, 2007
FIVE NEW HUMAN CASES OF WEST NILE VIRUS IN ILLINOIS BRINGING THE TOTAL TO 19
August 29, 2007
THREE NEW HUMAN CASES OF WEST NILE VIRUS IN ILLINOIS BRINGING THE TOTAL TO 14
August 22, 2007
FRANKLIN, GALLATIN AND MACON COUNTIES – NEWEST COUNTIES REPORTING POSITIVE WEST NILE VIRUS MOSQUITO SAMPLES
August 15, 2007
THREE NEW HUMAN CASES OF WEST NILE VIRUS
August 9, 2007
FIRST WEST NILE VIRUS-RELATED DEATH IN ILLINOIS FOR 2007
August 8, 2007
ANOTHER HUMAN CASE AND MACOUPIN AND SALINE COUNTIES REPORTING WEST NILE VIRUS
August 1, 2007
THREE NEW CASES OF WEST NILE VIRUS IN ILLINOIS BRING TOTAL NUMBER OF HUMAN CASES TO SIX
July 25, 2007
7 ILLINOIS COUNTIES NOW REPORTING WEST NILE VIRUS
July 18, 2007
THIRD HUMAN WEST NILE VIRUS CASE IDENTIFIED IN ILLINOIS
July 5, 2007
SECOND HUMAN WEST NILE VIRUS CASE IDENTIFIED IN ILLINOIS
June 15, 2007
FIRST HUMAN WEST NILE VIRUS CASE IN ILLINOIS
May 24, 2007
COOK COUNTY - THIRD ILLINOIS COUNTY TESTING POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE VIRUS
May 17, 2007
TAZEWELL COUNTY - SECOND ILLINOIS COUNTY TESTING POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE VIRUS
May 8, 2007
FIRST MOSQUITOES TEST POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE VIRUS IN ILLINOIS
2006
October 26, 2006
3 NEW CASES OF WEST NILE IN ILLINOIS
October 19, 2006
7 NEW CASES OF WEST NILE IN ILLINOIS
October 12, 2006
3 NEW CASES OF WEST NILE IN ILLINOIS
October 10, 2006
3 NEW CASES OF WEST NILE IN ILLINOIS
October 5, 2006
5 NEW CASES OF WEST NILE IN ILLINOIS
October 3, 2006
8 NEW CASES OF WEST NILE IN ILLINOIS
September 28, 2006
4 NEW CASES OF WEST NILE IN ILLINOIS
September 26, 2006
11 NEW CASES OF WEST NILE IN ILLINOIS
September 21, 2006
WEST NILE VIRUS CLAIMS ANOTHER LIFE IN ILLINOIS
September 19, 2006
WEST NILE VIRUS CLAIMS TWO MORE LIVES
September 14, 2006
WEST NILE VIRUS CLAIMS ANOTHER LIFE
September 12, 2006
WEST NILE VIRUS CLAIMS TWO MORE LIVES IN ILLINOIS
September 7, 2006
WEST NILE VIRUS CLAIMS THIRD PERSON IN ILLINOIS
September 5, 2006
SEVENTEEN NEW HUMAN CASES OF WEST NILE VIRUS REPORTED
August 31, 2006
TEN NEW HUMAN CASES OF WEST NILE VIRUS REPORTED
August 29, 2006
WEST NILE VIRUS CLAIMS SECOND PERSON IN ILLINOIS
August 24, 2006
TEN NEW HUMAN CASES OF WEST NILE VIRUS IN ILLINOIS BRINGING THE TOTAL TO 25
August 23, 2006
FIRST WEST NILE DEATH REPORTED IN ILLINOIS THIS YEAR
August 22, 2006
FIFTEEN HUMAN CASES OF WEST NILE VIRUS REPORTED IN ILLINOIS THIS YEAR
August 17, 2006
THREE MORE HUMAN CASES OF WEST NILE VIRUS REPORTED IN ILLINOIS THIS YEAR
August 15, 2006
THREE HUMAN CASES OF WEST NILE VIRUS REPORTED IN ILLINOIS THIS YEAR
August 11, 2006
FIRST HUMAN CASE OF WEST NILE VIRUS IN COOK COUNTY REPORTED
August 10, 2006
GALLATIN , IROQUOIS, KENDALL, MARION AND TAZEWELL COUNTIES – NEWEST COUNTIES TESTING POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE VIRUS
August 8, 2006
BOONE, CHRISTIAN AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES – NEWEST COUNTIES TESTING POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE VIRUS
August 3, 2006
HANCOCK, VERMILION AND WHITESIDE COUNTIES – NEWEST COUNTIES TESTING POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE VIRUS
August 1, 2006
FIRST HUMAN CASE OF WEST NILE CONFIRMED IN ADDITION TO POSITIVE BIRD AND MOSQUITO SAMPLES FOUND IN NEW COUNTIES
July 27, 2006
BOND COUNTY – NEWEST COUNTY TESTING POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE VIRUS
July 25, 2006
PUTNAM COUNTY – NEWEST COUNTY TESTING POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE VIRUS
July 20, 2006
MADISON COUNTY – NEWEST COUNTY TESTING POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE VIRUS
July 17, 2006
CHAMPAIGN , LEE, MACON, PEORIA AND SCOTT COUNTIES – NEWEST COUNTIES TESTING POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE VIRUS
July 13, 2006
BUREAU, HENRY AND ST. CLAIR COUNTIES – NEWEST COUNTIES TESTING POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE VIRUS
July 11, 2006
WILLIAMSON COUNTY - NEWEST ILLINOIS COUNTY TESTING POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE VIRUS
July 7, 2006
KEEP COOL ILLINOIS CAMPAIGN URGES RESIDENTS TO TAKE PRECAUTION AGAINST WEST NILE VIRUS THIS SUMMER
July 6, 2006
EFFINGHAM COUNTY - NEWEST ILLINOIS COUNTY TESTING POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE VIRUS
June 29, 2006
WILL AND ADAMS COUNTIES - NEWEST ILLINOIS COUNTIES TESTING POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE VIRUS
June 27, 2006
SANGAMON COUNTY - NEWEST ILLINOIS COUNTY TESTING POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE VIRUS
June 22, 2006
KANKAKEE, KNOX, LIVINGSTON AND STEPHENSON COUNTIES - NEWEST ILLINOIS COUNTIES TESTING POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE VIRUS
June 20, 2006
DEKALB, FORD, MACOUPIN, MCHENRY AND LAKE COUNTIES - NEWEST ILLINOIS COUNTIES TESTING POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE VIRUS
June 15, 2006
LASALLE - NEWEST ILLINOIS COUNTY TESTING POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE VIRUS
June 13, 2006
MCLEAN AND KANE COUNTIES - NEWEST ILLINOIS COUNTIES TESTING POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE VIRUS
June 7, 2006
WINNEBAGO COUNTY MOSQUITOES TEST POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE VIRUS
June 6, 2006
FIRST BIRD TESTING POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE VIRUS FOUND IN DEWITT COUNTY
June 6, 2006
JACKSON COUNTY MOSQUITOES TEST POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE VIRUS
June 1, 2006
NORTHERN COOK COUNTY MOSQUITO SAMPLE TESTS FOR WEST NILE VIRUS
May 24, 2006
DUPAGE COUNTY MOSQUITOES TEST POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE VIRUS
2005
October 28, 2005
A MCHENRY COUNTY MAN IS THE STATE’S 11 TH WEST NILE VIRUS FATALITY THIS YEAR
October 27, 2005
THREE NEW CASES OF WEST NILE DISEASE REPORTED
October 26, 2005
SCHUYLER COUNTY MAN DIES AFTER BEING HOSPITALIZED WITH WEST NILE NEUROINVASIVE DISEASE
October 21, 2005
MCLEAN COUNTY MAN DIES AFTER BEING HOSPITALIZED WITH WEST NILE
October 19, 2005
THIRTEEN NEW WEST NILE CASES REPORTED
October 13, 2005
COOK COUNTY MAN DIES AFTER BEING HOSPITALIZED WITH WEST NILE DISEASE
October 12, 2005
MCLEAN COUNTY MAN DIES AFTER BEING HOSPITALIZED WITH WEST NILE DISEASE
October 7, 2005
KANKAKEE WOMAN MOST RECENT CASE OF WEST NILE REPORTED
October 6, 2005
EIGHT MORE CASES OF WEST NILE REPORTED
October 4, 2005
COOK COUNTY WOMAN DIES AFTER HAVING WEST NILE DISEASE
October 3, 2005
COOK COUNTY WOMAN DIES AFTER HAVING WEST NILE DISEASE
September 30, 2005
THREE ADDITIONAL WEST NILE VIRUS CASES REPORTED
September 29, 2005
EIGHT MORE WEST NILE VIRUS CASES REPORTED
September 28, 2005
WILL COUNTY MAN DIES AFTER HAVING WEST NILE DISEASE
September 27, 2005
THREE ADDITIONAL WEST NILE CASES REPORTED
September 26, 2005
FOUR MORE WEST NILE CASES REPORTED
September 23, 2005
CHICAGO WOMAN LATEST WEST NILE CASE
September 22, 2005
SIX ADDITIONAL CASES OF WEST NILE REPORTED
September 21, 2005
CHICAGO MAN LATEST WEST NILE CASE
September 20, 2005
DUPAGE COUNTY WOMAN LATEST WEST NILE CASE
September 19, 2005
FIVE NEW WEST NILE CASES REPORTED
September 16, 2005
TEN NEW WEST NILE CASES RAISE STATE TOTAL TO 154
September 15, 2005
COOK COUNTY WOMAN STATE’S THIRD WEST NILE FATALITY
September 14, 2005
THREE ADDITIONAL CASES OF WEST NILE VIRUS REPORTED
September 13, 2005
EIGHT NEW CASES OF WEST NILE VIRUS CONFIRMED
September 12, 2005
FIVE NEW CASES OF WEST NILE VIRUS CONFIRMED
September 9, 2005
EIGHT NEW CASES OF WEST NILE VIRUS CONFIRMED
September 8, 2005
FIVE NEW CASES OF WEST NILE VIRUS CONFIRMED
September 7, 2005
LAKE COUNTY MAN IS ILLINOIS’ SECOND WEST NILE FATALITY
September 6, 2005
FOUR NEW CASES OF WEST NILE VIRUS CONFIRMED IN SUBURBAN COOK COUNTY
September 2, 2005
SEVEN NEW CASES OF WEST NILE VIRUS REPORTED IN COOK AND KANE COUNTIES
September 1, 2005
COOK COUNTY WOMAN IS STATE’S FIRST FATALITY FOLLOWING WEST NILE DISEASE
August 31, 2005
ELEVEN NEW CASES OF WEST NILE; STATE TOTAL RISES TO 74
August 30, 2005
SEVENTEEN NEW CASES OF WEST NILE VIRUS CONFIRMED
August 29, 2005
THREE NEW CASES OF WEST NILE VIRUS CONFIRMED
August 26, 2005
TWO NEW CASES OF WEST NILE VIRUS CONFIRMED
August 25, 2005
FIVE NEW CASES OF WEST NILE VIRUS REPORTED IN SUBURBAN COOK AND DUPAGE COUNTIES
August 24, 2005
THREE NEW CASES OF WEST NILE VIRUS REPORTED IN SUBURBAN COOK COUNTY
August 24, 2005
ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR WEST NILE VIRUS PREVENTION EFFORTS ANNOUNCED
August 23, 2005
FOUR NEW CASES OF WEST NILE VIRUS CONFIRMED
August 22, 2005
COOK COUNTY MAN LATEST WEST NILE CASE
August 19, 2005
SEVEN NEW CASES OF WEST NILE VIRUS CONFIRMED
August 18, 2005
THREE NEW CASES OF WEST NILE VIRUS CONFIRMED
August 17, 2005
TWO MORE HUMANS DIAGNOSED WITH WEST NILE IN COOK AND DUPAGE COUNTIES
August 16, 2005
LATEST WEST NILE CASES IN COOK AND PEORIA COUNTIES
August 15, 2005
COOK COUNTY MAN LATEST WEST NILE CASE
August 12, 2005
TWO CHICAGO CASES OF WEST NILE VIRUS CONFIRMED
August 11, 2005
NEW CASES OF WEST NILE VIRUS IN COOK AND DUPAGE COUNTIES
August 10, 2005
TWO MORE CASES OF WEST NILE VIRUS CONFIRMED
August 8, 2005
TWO NEW CASES OF WEST NILE VIRUS CONFIRMED
August 5, 2005
FIFTH CASE OF WEST NILE VIRUS CONFIRMED
August 4, 2005
CHICAGO WOMAN STATE’S FOURTH WEST NILE CASE
August 2, 2005
A THIRD HUMAN CASE OF WEST NILE CONFIRMED
August 1, 2005
MORGAN COUNTY BIRD POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE VIRUS
July 29, 2005
FIRST TWO HUMAN CASES OF WEST NILE CONFIRMED
July 25, 2005
KANKAKEE COUNTY REPORTS FIRST POSITIVE BIRD SAMPLE OF WEST NILE VIRUS
July 22, 2005
EVIDENCE OF INCREASED WEST NILE VIRUS ACTIVITY IN COOK AND DUPAGE COUNTIES
July 12, 2005
ADAMS COUNTY MOSQUITOES AND DEKALB, PEORIA AND ROCK ISLAND COUNTY BIRDS POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE VIRUS
July 11, 2005
JACKSON COUNTY MOSQUITOES POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE VIRUS
July 8, 2005
WASHINGTON COUNTY, CITY OF CHICAGO AND WHITESIDE COUNTY LATEST REPORTS OF POSITIVE WEST NILE VIRUS SAMPLES
July 1, 2005
LAKE, MCHENRY, GALLATIN COUNTIES COLLECT WEST NILE VIRUS POSITIVE MOSQUITO SAMPLES
June 23, 2005
CHAMPAIGN COUNTY MOSQUITOES, LEE COUNTY
CROW POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE VIRUS
June 21, 2005
ST. CLAIR COUNTY MOSQUITOES POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE VIRUS
June 16, 2005
MOSQUITOES FROM KANE AND WILL COUNTIES POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE
June 15, 2005
MCDONOUGH COUNTY MOSQUITOES POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE VIRUS
June 14, 2005
COOK COUNTY MOSQUITOES POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE VIRUS
June 14, 2005
GOV. BLAGOJEVICH AWARDS $2 MILLION IN GRANTS FOR
WEST NILE VIRUS SURVEILLANCE AND CONTROL
Local health departments receive funding
June 13, 2005
JOHNSON COUNTY MOSQUITOES POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE VIRUS
June 10, 2005
MCLEAN COUNTY BIRD POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE VIRUS
May 27, 2005
TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PREVENT WEST NILE DISEASE
May 24, 2005
DUPAGE COUNTY MOSQUITOES, WOODFORD COUNTY BIRD
TEST POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE VIRUS
April 28, 2005
CDC Adopts New Repellent Guidance for Upcoming Mosquito Season - PDF
2004
October 18, 2004
WEST NILE CASES IN 2004 TOP LAST YEAR’S TOTAL
October 15, 2004
COOK COUNTY WOMAN LATEST WEST NILE CASE
October 8, 2004
WEST NILE CASES REPORTED IN CHICAGO AND LASALLE COUNTY
October 7, 2004
TWO NEW WEST NILE CASES RAISE STATE TOTAL TO 51
October 6, 2004
COOK COUNTY WOMAN LATEST WEST NILE CASE
October 4, 2004
BOND COUNTY MAN LATEST WEST NILE CASE
October 1, 2004
THREE NEW WEST NILE CASES RAISE STATE TOTAL TO 47
September 30, 2004
TWO ADDITIONAL WEST NILE CASES REPORTED
September 29, 2004
STATE’S SECOND WEST NILE DISEASE FATALITY REPORTED
September 27, 2004
WEST NILE CASE COUNT REACHES 40 WITH TWO NEW CASES
September 24, 2004
FOUR CHICAGO AREA WEST NILE CASES RAISE STATE TOTAL TO 38
September 22, 2004
WEST NILE CASES REPORTED IN CHICAGO AND KANE COUNTY
September 17, 2004
TWO WEST NILE CASES REPORTED IN COOK COUNTY
September 16, 2004
STATE’S 30th WEST NILE CASE IS SUBURBAN COOK COUNTY MAN
September 15, 2004
WEST NILE CASES REPORTED IN ADAMS AND COOK COUNTIES
September 14, 2004
THIRD LASALLE COUNTY WEST NILE CASE REPORTED
September 13, 2004
LASALLE COUNTY MAN LATEST WEST NILE CASE
September 10, 2004
ILLINOIS’ 25th WEST NILE DISEASE CASE REPORTED
September 9, 2004
KANE COUNTY WOMAN LATEST WEST NILE CASE
September 3, 2004
THIRD ST. CLAIR COUNTY WEST NILE CASE REPORTED
September 3, 2004
FULTON, HANCOCK LATEST COUNTIES WITH
WEST NILE DISEASE
September 2, 2004
DUPAGE COUNTY MAN STATE'S FIRST WEST
NILE FATALITY
Four additional cases push state's total this year to 20
September 1, 2004
DUPAGE COUNTY MAN STATE'S 16th WEST
NILE HUMAN CASE
August 30, 2004
LASALLE COUNTY WEST NILE HUMAN
CASE REPORTED
August 27, 2004
FOUR CHICAGO-AREA WEST NILE HUMAN
CASES REPORTED
August 26, 2004
CLAY, LOGAN COUNTIES REPORT WEST
NILE VIRUS ACTIVITY
August 25, 2004
ROCK ISLAND WEST NILE HUMAN CASE
ANNOUNCED
West Nile positive birds reported in Cass, Fayette counties
August 19, 2004
TWO NEW HUMAN CASES OF WEST NILE
REPORTED
August 17, 2004
SANGAMON COUNTY WOMAN POSITIVE FOR
WEST NILE VIRUS
Seventh Illinois human case to be reported this year
August 16, 2004
WARREN COUNTY BIRD POSITIVE FOR WEST
NILE VIRUS
August 11, 2004
BOONE COUNTY MAN LATEST WEST NILE VIRUS
CASE
First West Nile positive mosquitoes found in Jersey County
August 10, 2004
FORD COUNTY MAN DIAGNOSED WITH WEST
NILE VIRUS
First West Nile positive bird found in Schuyler County
August 6, 2004
KENDALL COUNTY MAN STATE'S FOURTH WEST
NILE CASE
August 5, 2004
HANCOCK COUNTY MOSQUITOES POSITIVE FOR
WEST NILE VIRUS
August 3, 2004
ST. CLAIR COUNTY BOY LATEST WEST NILE
HUMAN CASE
July 30, 2004
PIKE COUNTY BLUE JAY POSITIVE FOR WEST
NILE VIRUS
July 28, 2004
DEKALB, HENDERSON COUNTIES LATEST WITH
WEST NILE POSITIVES
July 27, 2004
KENDALL COUNTY BLUE JAY TESTS POSITIVE
FOR WEST NILE VIRUS
July 26, 2004
JACKSON COUNTY MAN IS STATE'S SECOND
WEST NILE HUMAN CASE
July 22, 2004
JO DAVIESS COUNTY MAN STATE'S FIRST
WEST NILE POSITIVE
July 21, 2004
GRUNDY COUNTY CROW POSITIVE FOR WEST
NILE VIRUS
July 20, 2004
KNOX COUNTY CROWS POSITIVE FOR WEST
NILE VIRUS
July 19, 2004
MACOUPIN COUNTY MOSQUITOES POSITIVE
FOR WEST NILE
July 19, 2004
SANGAMON COUNTY CROW POSITIVE FOR WEST
NILE VIRUS
July 16, 2004
ST. CLAIR COUNTY MOSQUITOES POSITIVE
FOR WEST NILE
July 15, 2004
MERCER COUNTY MOSQUITOES POSITIVE FOR
WEST NILE
July 12, 2004
SALINE COUNTY MOSQUITOES POSITIVE FOR
WEST NILE
July 8, 2004
HENRY, LASALLE AND MCDONOUGH COUNTY
BIRDS POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE
July 6, 2004
WILL COUNTY MOSQUITOES POSITIVE FOR WEST
NILE
July 2, 2004
LEE, WOODFORD BIRDS LATEST WEST NILE
POSITIVES
July 1, 2004
BUREAU COUNTY CROW POSITIVE FOR WEST
NILE VIRUS
June 28, 2004
PEORIA COUNTY BLUE JAY POSITIVE FOR
WEST NILE VIRUS
June 18, 2004
WHITESIDE COUNTY CROW POSITIVE FOR
WEST NILE VIRUS
June 14, 2004
COOK AND MACON COUNTY BIRDS TEST
POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE VIRUS
June 11, 2004
BIRDS FROM FIVE COUNTIES POSITIVE FOR
WEST NILE VIRUS
June 10, 2004
VERMILION COUNTY BIRD POSITIVE FOR WEST
NILE VIRUS
June 9, 2004
MCLEAN COUNTY BIRD POSITIVE FOR WEST
NILE VIRUS
June 7, 2004
KANE, MADISON BLUE JAYS POSITIVE FOR
WEST NILE VIRUS
June 7, 2004
MCHENRY COUNTY BIRD TESTS POSITIVE FOR
WEST NILE VIRUS
June 1, 2004
STEPHENSON, WINNEBAGO CROWS POSITIVE FOR
WEST NILE VIRUS
May 28, 2004
GOVERNOR ANNOUNCES MOSQUITO CONTROL
HELP FOR COMMUNITIES AFFECTED BY FLOODS
Emergency purchase of larvicide for Chicago-area suburbs
May 21, 2004
CHAMPAIGN COUNTY BIRD POSITIVE FOR WEST
NILE VIRUS
May 20, 2004
ADAMS COUNTY CROW POSITIVE FOR WEST
NILE VIRUS
May 12, 2004
DUPAGE COUNTY BIRD AND MOSQUITOES
POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE VIRUS
May 11, 2004
GOVERNOR AWARDS GRANTS FOR WEST NILE
VIRUS DETECTION AND CONTROL
Money allocated from special public health emergency fund
2003
December 3, 2003
UPDATE: DEKALB COUNTY WOMAN
DIAGNOSED WITH WEST NILE
November 14, 2003
UPDATE: TWO WEST NILE CASES
REPORTED IN WHITESIDE COUNTY
Statewide total now stands at 52
November 3, 2003
UPDATE: STATE WEST NILE DISEASE
CASES CLIMB TO 50
October 27, 2003
FIRST CASE OF WEST NILE REPORTED
IN BUREAU COUNTY
Human case total this year climbs to 48
October 21, 2003
TWO MORE WEST NILE CASES PUSH
STATE TOTAL TO 47
Latest reports from Rock Island and Will counties
October 17, 2003
LATEST WEST NILE CASES FROM
MCDONOUGH AND RICHLAND COUNTIES
October 15, 2003
FOUR WEST NILE DISEASE CASES
REPORTED
Latest cases from Chicago area, Piatt and Sangamon counties
October 10, 2003
THREE NEW WEST NILE DISEASE CASES
REPORTED
Mosquito-borne disease caseload rises to 39
October 8, 2003
WEST NILE CASELOAD NOW TOTALS
36
Latest reports from Cook, Madison and Will counties
October 7, 2003
THREE NEW WEST NILE CASES PUSH
STATE TOTAL TO 33
Latest reports from Chicago and Will and Winnebago counties
October 6, 2003
WEST NILE DISEASE CASE TOTAL
CLIMBS TO 30
Latest reports from Cook and Madison counties
October 2, 2003
TWO SUBURBAN COOK COUNTY RESIDENTS
LATEST WEST NILE CASES
State's Caseload Rises to 28
October 1, 2003
COOK COUNTY WOMAN IS YEAR'S FIRST
WEST NILE DEATH
State's Total Human Caseload Now Stands at 26
September 29, 2003
WEST NILE DISEASE CASE TOTAL CLIMBS
TO 24
Latest reports from Cook and Vermilion counties
September 25, 2003
TWO NEW WEST NILE CASES PUSH STATE
TOTAL TO 22
September 24, 2003
FIRST WEST NILE CASE REPORTED IN
ST. CLAIR COUNTY
September 22, 2003
LATEST WEST NILE CASE FROM NORTHERN
COOK COUNTY
September 18, 2003
TWO NEW WEST NILE CASES FROM
CHICAGO AREA
September 17, 2003
WEST NILE DISEASE CASELOAD NOW
TOTALS 16
September 15, 2003
SUBURBAN COOK COUNTY MAN IS 14TH
WEST NILE VIRUS CASE
September 12, 2003
THREE WEST NILE DISEASE CASES
REPORTED
Illinois caseload this year now stands at 13
September 11, 2003
DUPAGE COUNTY MAN STATE'S 10th WEST
NILE CASE
September 10, 2003
SANGAMON COUNTY WOMAN STATE'S NINTH
WEST NILE CASE
September 9, 2003
WEST NILE DISEASE CASE TOTAL
INCREASES TO EIGHT
Latest human cases include first from Chicago-area
September 8, 2003
TWO NEW DOWNSTATE HUMAN WEST NILE
DISEASE CASES
September 4, 2003
SANGAMON COUNTY WOMAN LATEST WEST
NILE CASE
August 21, 2003
SECOND ILLINOIS HUMAN CASE OF WEST
NILE DISEASE IDENTIFIED
August 19, 2003
FIRST ILLINOIS HUMAN CASE OF WEST
NILE DISEASE REPORTED
August 15, 2003
INCREASED WEST NILE VIRUS ACTIVITY
IN COOK AND DUPAGE COUNTIES
August 13, 2003
GRANTS FOR MOSQUITO SURVEILLANCE
ANNOUNCED
August 8, 2003
UPDATE: STEPHENSON AND WINNEBAGO
COUNTY MOSQUITO BATCHES TEST POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE VIRUS
July 30, 2003
UPDATE: CHAMPAIGN COUNTY BIRD
POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE VIRUS
July 28, 2003
UPDATE: WILLIAMSON COUNTY
MOSQUITOES POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE VIRUS
July 22, 2003
UPDATE: CRAWFORD COUNTY BIRD
POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE VIRUS
July 14, 2003
FIRST HUMAN CASE OF MOSQUITO-BORNE
DISEASE IDENTIFIED
July 11, 2003
UPDATE: MC LEAN COUNTY BIRD
POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE VIRUS
July 9, 2003
UPDATE: LOGAN COUNTY AND CHICAGO
BIRDS POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE VIRUS
July 3, 2003
UPDATE: ST. CLAIR COUNTY BIRD
POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE VIRUS
July 2, 2003
UPDATE: COOK COUNTY BIRD POSITIVE
FOR WEST NILE VIRUS
June 27, 2003
MOSQUITO POOLS IN LAKE AND DUPAGE
COUNTIES POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE VIRUS
June 10, 2003
UPDATE: KANKAKEE COUNTY BIRD
POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE VIRUS
May 28, 2003
HENDERSON COUNTY BIRD POSITIVE FOR
WEST NILE VIRUS
February 7, 2003
WEST NILE UPDATE: SEVEN MORE
FATALITIES CONFIRMED
Latest Victims from Chicago-area, Macon and Sangamon Counties
January 17, 2003
ADDITIONAL 2002 WEST NILE CASES
INCLUDE TWO DEATHS
Latest Fatalities From Edgar and Madison Counties
January 8, 2003
NEW WEST NILE LAB RESULTS PUSH CASE
TOTAL HIGHER
Macon County Woman Confirmed as 53rd Fatality
2002
November 27, 2002
WEST NILE UPDATE: DEATH TOLL RISES
TO 52
Four Latest Victims From Chicago-area
November 22, 2002
WEST NILE UPDATE: 15 ADDITIONAL
HUMAN CASES Caseload Total Climbs to 776
November 15, 2002
THREE COUNTIES REPORT FIRST HUMAN
WEST NILE CASES
November 7, 2002
JEFFERSON COUNTY MAN IS 48TH WEST
NILE FATALITY
State's Human Caseload Climbs to 738
November 6, 2002
ILLINOIS' WEST NILE DEATH TOLL
RISES TO 47
Equals 1975 Mosquito Caused Fatalities
October 29, 2002
FULTON COUNTY MAN LATEST WEST NILE
VICTIM
State Totals Now at 46 deaths, 719 cases
October 24, 2002
LATEST WEST NILE VICTIMS FROM
CHICAGO AREA
State Totals Now at 45 deaths, 714 cases
October 23, 2002
FIRST WEST NILE CASE IN HANCOCK
COUNTY
State Caseload Stands at 706
October 22, 2002
WEST NILE DISEASE CASES CLIMB TO
705
First Case Identified in Williamson County
October 18, 2002
MOSQUITO-BORNE DISEASE DEATH TOLL
RISES TO 43
Suburban Cook County Woman Latest West Nile Fatality
October 17, 2002
FIFTEEN MORE WEST NILE DISEASE
CASES
State Caseload Stands at 690
October 16, 2002
42nd WEST NILE DISEASE FATALITY
ANNOUNCED
Latest Victim 88-year-old From Chicago
October 15, 2002
FOURTEEN NEW WEST NILE DISEASE
CASES REPORTED
Mason County Records First Case; State Total at 675
October 10, 2002
WEST NILE DISEASE DEATHS REACH 41
Latest Victims From Chicago Metro Area
October 9, 2002
TWO NEW COUNTIES RECORD FIRST WEST
NILE CASE
Human Cases Now in 45 Counties; State Total at 656
October 8, 2002
TWO FATALITIES FROM WEST NILE
DISEASE; 15 NEW CASES
State Totals Now at 38 Deaths, 654 Cases
October 4, 2002
SANGAMON COUNTY MAN IS 36th WEST
NILE FATALITY
Human Cases Climb to 639
October 3, 2002
NINE NEW CASES OF WEST NILE ILLNESS
Human Case Total Rises to 623
October 2, 2002
TWO MORE WEST NILE DEATHS PUSH
STATE TOTAL TO 35
Total Number of Human Cases Surpasses 600
October 1, 2002
JACKSON COUNTY WOMAN LATEST WEST
NILE FATALITY
Total Number of Human Cases Hits 599
September 30, 2002
2002 MOSQUITO-CAUSED OUTBREAK
LARGEST IN 85 YEARS
10 New Cases of West Nile; Total Now 583
September 27, 2002
WEST NILE DISEASE DEATH TOLL CLIMBS
TO 32
Latest Victims From Chicago Area, White County
September 26, 2002
HUMAN CASES OF WEST NILE DISEASE
RISE TO 551
September 25, 2002
TWENTY-ONE NEW WEST NILE CASES
ANNOUNCED
Human Case Total Now at 539
September 24, 2002
ILLINOIS REPORTS 28th AND 29th WEST
NILE DISEASE DEATHS
Human Case Total Stands at 518
September 23, 2002
TWO MORE ILLINOIS WEST NILE DISEASE
DEATHS
Human Case Total Reaches 500
September 20, 2002
FIVE COUNTIES RECORD FIRST WEST
NILE CASES
Human Cases Now in 38 Counties, State Total at 473
September 19, 2002
33 NEW WEST NILE CASES REPORTED;
DEATH TOLL INCREASES
Chicago and Macon County Receive Emergency Mosquito Control
Funds
September 18, 2002
WEST NILE CASES EXCEED 400; ONE NEW
DEATH REPORTED
Two Counties Receive Emergency Mosquito Control Funds
September 17, 2002
THREE WEST NILE DISEASE DEATHS;
CASES NOW TOTAL 399
Four Counties Receive Emergency Mosquito Control Funds
September 16, 2002
TWO FATALITIES FROM WEST NILE
DISEASE; 24 NEW CASES
State Totals Now at 18 Deaths, 381 Cases
September 13, 2002
TWO MORE WEST NILE DISEASE DEATHS,
12 NEW CASES
Eight Counties Receive Emergency Mosquito Control Funds
September 12, 2002
14th WEST NILE DISEASE DEATH, 33
NEW CASES REPORTED
Radio and TV Public Service Announcements Distributed
September 11, 2002
ILLINOIS REPORTS TWO MORE WEST NILE
FATALITIES
22 New Human Cases Bring State Total to 314
September 10, 2002
COOK COUNTY MAN IS 11th ILLINOIS
WEST NILE FATALITY
24 New Human Cases Bring State Total to 292
September 9, 2002
ILLINOIS HUMAN CASES OF WEST NILE
DISEASE RISE
10th Death, 44 New Cases Announced
September 6, 2002
WEST NILE VIRUS HUMAN CASES CLIMB TO
224
Seven Cases Reported from Suburban Cook County
September 5, 2002
SIX NEW CASES OF WEST NILE VIRUS
ILLNESS; TOTAL NOW 217
Local Health Departments Receive Emergency Mosquito Control Funds
September 4, 2002
HUMAN CASES OF WEST NILE VIRUS
ILLNESS EXCEED 200
46 new cases reported, including four new counties
September 4, 2002
MOSQUITO SURVEILLANCE AND
CONTROL GRANTS ANNOUNCED
September 3, 2002
44 NEW CASES OF WEST NILE ILLNESS;
STATE TOTAL AT 165
Two downstate deaths among new cases
August 30, 2002
RYAN ANNOUNCES EMERGENCY MOSQUITO
CONTROL FUNDS
August 30, 2002
NEW CASES OF WEST NILE ILLNESS
BRING STATE TOTAL TO 122
Two Chicago-area deaths among latest cases
August 29, 2002
NINETEEN NEW CASES OF WEST NILE;
STATE TOTAL AT 98
Outdoor sport precautions recommended
August 28, 2002
WEST NILE VIRUS HUMAN CASES IN
ILLINOIS RISE TO 79
August 28, 2002
ILLINOIS RECEIVES ADDITIONAL FUNDING
TO FIGHT WEST NILE VIRUS
August 27, 2002
TWO DEATHS DUE TO WEST NILE VIRUS;
ILLINOIS CASES AT 71
August 26, 2002
WEST NILE VIRUS HUMAN CASES
INCREASE TO 61
August 23, 2002
16 NEW HUMAN CASES OF WEST NILE
REPORTED
August 22, 2002
HUMAN CASES OF WEST NILE VIRUS
ILLNESS RISE TO 26
August 22, 2002
CUMBERLAND, WASHINGTON, WAYNE BIRDS
POSITIVE FOR WNV
August 21, 2002
THREE HUMAN CASES OF WEST NILE
VIRUS REPORTED
August 20, 2002
SEVEN ADDITIONAL WEST NILE VIRUS
HUMAN CASES
August 19, 2002
MASSAC COUNTY HORSE POSITIVE FOR
WEST NILE VIRUS
August 16, 2002
STATE'S FIRST DEATH AMONG LATEST
WEST NILE VIRUS HUMAN CASES
August 15, 2002
THREE NEW HUMAN WEST NILE DISEASE
CASES ANNOUNCED
August 14, 2002
WNV POSITIVE BIRD REPORTED IN PERRY
COUNTY
August 13, 2002
WNV POSITIVE BIRDS REPORTED IN SIX
NEW COUNTIES
August 12, 2002
WNV POSITIVE BIRDS REPORTED IN
SEVEN NEW COUNTIES
August 9, 2002
WNV POSITIVE BIRDS REPORTED IN FIVE
ADDITIONAL COUNTIES
August 8, 2002
SECOND HUMAN WEST NILE DISEASE CASE
REPORTED
August 8, 2002
WNV POSITIVE BIRDS REPORTED IN FIVE
ADDITIONAL COUNTIES
August 7, 2002
LIVINGSTON AND WARREN BIRDS POSITIVE
FOR WEST NILE VIRUS
August 6, 2002
ILLINOIS REPORTS FIRST HUMAN WEST
NILE DISEASE CASE
August 5, 2002
BOND, JASPER AND McHENRY COUNTY
BIRDS POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE VIRUS
August 1, 2002
DOUGLAS COUNTY CROWS POSITIVE FOR
WEST NILE VIRUS
July 31, 2002
KNOX COUNTY CROW POSITIVE FOR WEST
NILE VIRUS
July 30, 2002
CRAWFORD COUNTY BLUE JAY POSITIVE
FOR WEST NILE VIRUS
July 30, 2002
WEST NILE VIRUS ACTIVITY IN
MADISON, ST. CLAIR COUNTIES
July 29, 2002
BUREAU, JOHNSON BIRDS POSITIVE FOR
WEST NILE VIRUS
July 26, 2002
MACOUPIN AND TAZEWELL COUNTY BIRDS
POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE VIRUS
July 25, 2002
OGLE COUNTY BIRD POSITIVE FOR WEST
NILE VIRUS
July 25, 2002
MCLEAN COUNTY BIRDS POSITIVE FOR
WEST NILE VIRUS
July 23, 2002
GALLATIN, LEE AND SALINE COUNTY
BIRDS POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE VIRUS
July 19, 2002
PEORIA COUNTY BIRD POSITIVE FOR
WEST NILE VIRUS
July 19, 2002
JEFFERSON COUNTY BIRD POSITIVE FOR
WEST NILE VIRUS
July 18, 2002
SEVEN NEW COUNTY BIRDS POSITIVE FOR
WEST NILE VIRUS
July 16, 2002
WILLIAMSON COUNTY BLUE JAY POSITIVE
FOR WEST NILE VIRUS
July 12, 2002
BOONE, FRANKLIN AND MERCER COUNTY
BIRDS TEST POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE VIRUS
July 11, 2002
DEKALB, SANGAMON AND WILL CROWS
POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE VIRUS
July 8, 2002
WHITESIDE COUNTY BIRD POSITIVE FOR
WEST NILE VIRUS
July 8, 2002
LAKE COUNTY CROW POSITIVE FOR WEST
NILE VIRUS
July 5, 2002
KANKAKEE COUNTY BIRD POSITIVE FOR
WEST NILE VIRUS
June 26, 2002
STEPHENSON COUNTY BIRD POSITIVE FOR
WEST NILE VIRUS
June 25, 2002
DUPAGE COUNTY BIRD POSITIVE FOR
WEST NILE VIRUS
June 25, 2002
CHAMPAIGN COUNTY BIRD POSITIVE FOR
WEST NILE VIRUS
June 20, 2002
IDPH EDITOR'S NOTE
June 19, 2002
VERMILION COUNTY CROW POSITIVE FOR
WEST NILE VIRUS
June 14, 2002
CLARK COUNTY BLUE JAY POSITIVE FOR
WEST NILE VIRUS
June 13, 2002
UPDATE: SECOND EDGAR COUNTY CROW
POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE VIRUS
June 6, 2002
UPDATE: THIRD COOK COUNTY CROW
POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE VIRUS
June 3, 2002
EDGAR COUNTY CROW POSITIVE FOR WEST
NILE VIRUS
May 30, 2002
ANOTHER COOK COUNTY CROW POSITIVE
FOR WEST NILE VIRUS
May 23, 2002
COOK COUNTY CROW POSITIVE FOR WEST
NILE VIRUS
May 21, 2002
SECOND CROW POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE
VIRUS IN KANE COUNTY
May 9, 2002
KANE COUNTY BIRD POSITIVE FOR WEST
NILE VIRUS
April 1, 2002
GRANTS AWARDED FOR WEST NILE VIRUS
READINESS
2001
October 2, 2001
WEST NILE UPDATE:
DOWNSTATE CRAWFORD COUNTY BIRD POSITIVE
September 27, 2001
WEST NILE UPDATE: BIRDS
IN LAKE AND WILL COUNTIES POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE VIRUS
September 26, 2001
WEST NILE UPDATE: TOTAL
OF 82 BIRDS POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE VIRUS
September 20, 2001
WEST NILE UPDATE: TOTAL
OF 58 BIRDS POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE VIRUS
September 19, 2001
WEST NILE UPDATE: TOTAL
OF 54 BIRDS POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE VIRUS
September 18, 2001
WEST NILE UPDATE: TOTAL
OF 51 BIRDS POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE VIRUS
September 17, 2001
WEST NILE UPDATE: 13
ADDITIONAL PRELIMINARILY POSITIVE BIRDS
September 13, 2001
WEST NILE UPDATE: 18 MORE DEAD
BIRDS TEST POSITIVE
September 10, 2001
FIVE ADDITIONAL CROWS POSITIVE
FOR WEST NILE VIRUS
September 5, 2001
WEST NILE VIRUS IDENTIFIED IN
ILLINOIS
2000
June 30, 2000
MOSQUITO-BORNE DISEASE WARNING SYSTEM
ACTIVATED
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