West Nile Virus

State health officials say they’ve detected the West Nile virus in South Dakota for the first time this season.

Temperatures warming up and rain showers in the summer create a recipe for mosquitoes to develop and thrive, but communities across South Dakota are enacting measures to control the pests.

The influx of mosquitos has the South Dakota Department of Health keeping a close eye on West Nile Virus. Vectorborne epidemiologist, Anita Bharadwaja, gives an update.

Health officials are confirming South Dakota’s first human case of West Nile virus of the summer.

A Sanborn County resident contracted the season’s first human case of West Nile.

Two human cases of West Nile virus have been detected in South Dakota. The state is advising people to stay vigilant and protect themselves from mosquitoes.

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