The first human case of West Nile Virus was reported to Columbus Public Health last week, according to a Columbus' health ...

The Harrison County Health Department says multiple mosquito pools in the county have tested positive for West Nile virus, ...

The Harrison County Health Department was notified by the Ohio Department of Health lab that three mosquito samples have tested positive for West Nile Virus.The ...

With an increased West Nile virus infection rate, health leaders are reminding community members to protect themselves from ...

Local and state numbers show West Nile Virus is the most active it's been in years. Franklin County public health officials ...

There is only one confirmed case of a human infection in Ohio, near Toledo in Fulton County. But doctors have found multiple ...

Since this is an unusual incident, one of the dead birds was collected and sent to the Ohio Department of Health laboratory for testing. It came back positive for West Nile virus.

The West Nile virus has been detected in several area counties recently as health officials say it is at its highest levels in Ohio since 2012. Recent detection in Clark, Greene, Miami and Warren ...

Mike Black Sr. of Plain Township contracted West Nile virus in October. He died on Dec. 26 at age 76. Black's family shares his story. Mike Black Sr. loved being outside. He wasn’t the ...

By 2002, it had spread throughout 87 of Ohio's 88 counties. There were an estimated 225 deaths attributed to the West Nile virus in the U.S. in 2021.

So far, the CDC has reported 216 total human disease cases in 2024 for West Nile virus in the U.S. across roughly 30 states. It has not yet confirmed any cases in Ohio this year.

Nathaniel Pilo enjoys fishing with his daughter at Veterans Park in Mentor. However, he said this summer has not been as ...