First Human Case of West Nile

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First Human Case of West Nile

By WEEK Producer

State Health Officials are reporting the first human case of West Nile Virus in Illinois this year.

Officials discovered the virus in a Kane County woman who fell ill in late July. Health officials say the woman might have contracted West Nile outside the state because she recently traveled.

Kane County is one of eleven Illinois counties reporting West Nile this year.

Last year there were 101 human cases of the virus in Illinois, including four deaths.

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