West Nile virus: positive mosquitos reported in Chase County

Mosquitos in Chase County have tested positive for West Nile virus (WNV), according to Southwest Nebraska Public Health Department. This follows confirmed positive mosquitos found in counties surrounding the nine-county health district.
    “West Nile Virus is not limited to the locations which have positive tested mosquitos.  People get West Nile Virus from an infected female mosquito which bites them,” said Melissa Propp,RN, Surveillance Nurse at SWNPHD.
    “There is no cure for WNV.  The best defense against WNV is to prevent getting mosquito bites,” she said.
    According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC):
    About one in five people who are infected with WNV will develop a fever with other symptoms such as headache, body aches, joint pains, vomiting, diarrhea or rash. Most people with this type of West Nile virus disease recover completely, but fatigue and weakness can last for weeks or months.
    Less than one percent of people who are infected will develop a serious neurologic illness such as encephalitis or meningitis (inflammation of the brain or surrounding tissues). These symptoms can include headache, high fever, neck stiffness, disorientation, coma, tremors, seizures or paralysis.

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