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Samples Test Positive for West Nile Virus
JOLIET, Ill. (AP) __ Will County public health officials have turned up another case of West Nile virus-infected insects. For the second time this year, mosquito samples collected in Joliet have tested...
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1st Human Case Of West Nile Reported In St. Louis County
CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — A 12-year-old Wellston boy is the first confirmed human case of West Nile Virus in St. Louis County this year. The county health department says the boy was hospitalized briefly but...
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Illinois Sees First West Nile Death
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (KMOX) — The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is reporting the first West Nile virus related death in Illinois for 2011. A Cook County man in his 60s, who had underlying...
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West Nile Mosquitoes Make 2012 Debut In St. Louis County
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo – Mosquitoes carrying West Nile Virus have been discovered in communities ranging from Lemay to Florissant, although no human cases have been reported, according to the St. Louis...
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Mosquitoes Multiply Quicker During Drought
ST. LOUIS (KMOX)- You might think one of the few benefits of this long stretch of hot, dry weather would be fewer mosquitoes… Well, you’d be wrong. Take it from a man who knows — University of Illinois...
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Gallinippers Are Nothing New In Illinois
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (KMOX) - We don’t have to worry about gallinippers — those economy-sized mosquitoes set to invade the rainy Florida panhandle — arriving in our area. Turns out they’re already here....
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Mosquitoes are Here, West Nile is Coming
ST. LOUIS (KMOX) – It is not too early to begin thinking about ways to defend against West Nile virus. The Centers for Disease Control said this week that 286 people died of West Nile virus in the...
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West Nile Positive Mosquitoes Found in Metro East
MADISON COUNTY, Ill. (KMOX) – The Madison County Health Department announced Thursday that mosquitoes testing positive for West Nile Virus have been collected in Bethalto, Edwardsville, Glen Carbon and...
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Health Officials Preparing for Threat of Mosquito-Borne Disease
ST. LOUIS (KMOX) – Hoping to get out in front of the problem before it arrives, St. Louis County health officials are making changes to better fend off the threat of Chikungunya. For the first time,...
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First Case of Chikungunya Reported in St. Louis; Not Contracted in Area
ST. LOUIS (KMOX) – St. Louis County has its first reported case of the mosquito-carried disease called Chikungunya, though it was not contracted in the area. “There is no cause for panic, no cause for...
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Spraying for Nuisance Mosquitoes has Begun in St. Louis County
ST. LOUIS (KMOX) – St. Louis County Health has begun spraying for mosquitoes – nuisance mosquitoes, not disease-carrying ones. Drew Hane is with St. Louis County Vector Control Services. “Basically,...
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First Positive Test for West Nile Virus in Illinois in 2015
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – The state Department of Public Health reports the first positive test for West Nile virus this year has been reported in batch of mosquitoes collected in southern Illinois. The...
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Health Officials Say 2 Men Died of Malaria in Springfield
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Cerebral malaria was the cause of death for two men from South Africa whose bodies were found at a southwest Missouri motel where they had stopped during a motorcycle trip,...
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St. Louis County Tests for West Nile Virus, City Does Not
ST. LOUIS (KMOX) – All you have to do is walk outside, and you know the mosquito population is thriving. In St. Louis, the city health department’s Jeanine Arrighai tells KMOX that standing water is...
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Preparations Already Underway for Mosquitoes in St. Louis City, County
ST. LOUIS (KMOX) – As the weather warms up and mosquitoes become more prevalent, so are concerns of Zika virus. St. Louis city and county health departments are ready. The county’s acting supervisor of...
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LISTEN: Mosquito Steve Sacrifices His Own Skin to Make Perfect Repellent
ST. LOUIS (KMOX) – ‘Mosquito’ Steve Moore says he was up until 11 p.m. Monday, counting mosquitoes, and working to grow his pesticide brand. Mosquito Steve LLC was founded by Moore in north Texas and...
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Edwardsville Looks to Bats to Control Mosquito Population
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (KMOX) – Officials in Edwardsville have come up with a unique plan to deal with the problem of mosquitoes — and thus help curtail the potential spread of the Zika virus. Next Tuesday...
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Hearing to Discuss Preparations for Zika in Illinois
CHICAGO (AP) – Health officials plan to discuss the low risk of Zika virus in Illinois and efforts to prepare in case the situation changes. The Illinois Senate Public Health Committee will hold a...
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West Nile Virus Still Prevalent in Illinois, Missouri
SPRINGFIELD, ILL (KMOX) – Zika may have gotten more headlines lately, but in the bi-state area another mosquito-borne virus is still the bigger threat. “As far as diseases go in Illinois with mosquito,...
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First West Nile Case of the Summer Confirmed in Illinois
WILL COUNTY, ILL. (KMOX) – The first human case of West Nile Virus is being confirmed in Illinois. The patient is a Will County resident in his 60’s who became ill in late June. While most infected...
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