Sample of mosquitoes tests positive in Kane County

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By WBBM Newsradio

KANE COUNTY, Ill. (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- A mosquito surveillance trap in Kane County has tested positive for West Nile Virus, according to the Kane County Health Department.

The sample was taken last week from a trap in Batavia monitored by the Kane County Health Department. This is the first sample from the county to test positive for the virus in 2023.

While no human cases of West Nile Virus have been reported so far this year in Illinois, the state Department of Public Health says that the virus still remains a health threat, especially for people older than 50.

34 human cases and eight deaths were caused by the disease in Illinois in 2022, according to Illinois Department of Public Health.