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South Dakota has its first human case of West Nile virus for the year
South Dakota has its first human case of West Nile virus for the year. A Brookings County resident contracted the illness, which is most commonly spread by mosquito bites. Officials are urging residents to take precautions of applying mosquito repellents that include DEET,
South Dakota has reported more than 2,681 human cases and 47 deaths since West Nile virus was first reported in the state in 2002. We see that you have javascript disabled.
South Dakota's first two human West Nile virus cases of the year have been reported in Spink and Minnehaha counties, according to a news release from the state health department. Since 2002, ...
The Culex tarsalis mosquito loves eastern South Dakota. Unfortunately, West Nile virus loves Culex tarsalis. When one of them bites an infected bird, it’s more likely to get infected than ...
South Dakota historically has had a disproportionately high number of West Nile Virus cases compared to other states, according to Dr. Joshua Clayton, state epidemiologist with the South ...
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- A second case of West Nile Virus (WNV) has been confirmed in Kingsbury County, according to a release Wednesday from the South Dakota Department of Health.
“This year, nearly 200 South Dakota cities, counties and tribes will share $500,000 in grants intended to control mosquitoes and prevent West Nile virus,” added Dr. Clayton.
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