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  • West Nile Virus Season Begins

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  • As the weather warms up, mosquitoes will soon be flying around. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) began accepting birds for West Nile virus testing on May 1, 2014. To help identify areas in Illinois that are seeing West Nile virus, IDPH awarded West Nile virus prevention grants totaling almost $3 million to 92 certified local health departments throughout Illinois. The annual grants are based on West Nile virus activity surveillance for the previous three years, along with population. Local health departments will use the funding to enhance prevention programs that include collecting birds and mosquito samples for West Nile virus testing, and to control larval mosquitoes. The grants may also be used to provide information to the public and investigate human West Nile virus cases.

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Language(s): EN-English

Volume or Year: 2014
Number or Issue: May 14

Date Created: 05-14-2014
Date Last Modified: 05-14-2014

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