The Wisconsin Department of Health reported the first human case of West Nile virus in a resident of Sheboygan County earlier this year. birds. Cases in these animals have been found in Trenperrow, Monroe, and Milwaukee counties. The Ministry of Health is urging people to avoid mosquito bites. Even as temperatures drop, mosquito activity and West Nile virus risk continue until the first hard frost (temperatures below 28°C for at least four consecutive hours). State Health Officer Paula Tran said: “The report of the first case of West Nile virus means that prevention of mosquito bites and mosquito-borne virus remains important as we head into the fall. It reminds us that we are.” “Mosquito-borne West Nile virus and other viruses pose a risk to everyone in Wisconsin, but people with weakened immune systems are most at risk of serious illness.” West Nile The virus is spread through the bites of infected mosquitoes. Viruses do not spread directly from person to person, animal to animal, or animal to person.
The Wisconsin Department of Health reported the first human case of West Nile virus in a Sheboygan County resident this year.
Cases of West Nile virus have also been reported in Wisconsin in 3 animals, 2 horses and 1 bird. These animal cases were in Trenperoe, Monroe, and Milwaukee counties.
The Ministry of Health is urging people to avoid mosquito bites. Even as temperatures drop, mosquito activity and West Nile virus risk continue until the first hard frost (temperatures below 28°C for at least four consecutive hours).
State Health Officer Paula Tran said: “The report of the first case of West Nile virus means that prevention of mosquito bites and mosquito-borne virus remains important as we head into the fall. It reminds us that we are.” “Mosquito-borne West Nile virus and other viruses pose a risk to everyone in Wisconsin, but people with weakened immune systems are most at risk of serious illness.”
West Nile virus is spread by the bite of an infected mosquito. Viruses do not spread directly from person to person, animal to animal, or animal to person.
