CDC Calls West Nile Outbreak 'Largest Ever;' No Human Cases in Kendall County
DuPage County reported the state's first West Nile-related death on Aug. 18; Kendall County health officials urge residents to take precautions to avoid mosquito bites.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control are reporting the largest outbreak of West Nile virus since the disease appeared in this country in 1999 — but that doesn’t mean Kendall County residents should worry, according to local health officials. To date, there have been no human cases of West Nile in Kendall County this year, said Aaron Rybski, Director of Environmental Health at the Kendall County Health Department. Last year, there were 34 cases of the illness statewide. “That doesn’t mean we aren’t expecting to see a case or two as the season progresses," said Rybski. The virus evolves over time and human cases tend to appear later in the season. With five human cases so far this summer, DuPage County reported the state’s first West Nile-…
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