•October 6, 2021•
The Moultrie County Health Department (MCHD) has recently been notified by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) that a bird specimen submitted from Moultrie County has tested positive for West Nile virus (WNV). The specimen was collected in the Kirksville areaon September 29, 2021. Once a bird, animal or human in any county has tested positive for WNV, the entire county is considered positive for WNV.
WNV is the leading cause of mosquito-borne disease in the continental United States, and is most active from mid-April through October. WNV is most commonly spread to people and animals by the bite of an infected mosquito. Mosquitoes become infected as they feed on infected birds.     Login or Subscribe to read the rest of this story.