It is the first human case of WNV detected in Michigan this year, said the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.

The first human case of West Nile virus this year has been confirmed in Fresno County.

It only takes one bite from an infected mosquito to cause a severe illness. There is no vaccine or specific treatment for West Nile.

Louisiana’s first human case of West Nile in Orleans Parish comes as mosquito activity climbs, with 10 others infected statewide and hundreds of positive mosquito pools detected.

George Balis of Clarke Environmental Mosquito Management said his company has significantly increased its spraying efforts in Waukegan, North Chicago, Gurnee, Zion, Beach Park and other

Mosquitoes carrying West Nile Virus have been detected in Berks and Lebanon counties, prompting safety warnings in Reading and a mosquito control operation in several Lebanon County communities, officials announced on Friday,

According to the CDC, 26 states have reported cases of West Nile, which is spread through mosquito bites. St. Luke's says it believes its case is the first in the region. But Ender says most people infected won't need to be hospitalized.

Fourteen human cases of West Nile virus, including three cases requiring hospitalization, have been reported in the state this summer. Cases have been identified in nine counties: Cass, Burleigh, Hettinger, McLean, Mercer, Richland, Morton, Kidder and Stutsman. Most cases have been reported since mid-July, with cases nearly doubling this week.

NEW ORLEANS — A resident of Orleans Parish has been diagnosed with West Nile virus. The City of New Orleans said that the resident has the neuroinvasive form of the disease. It is the first human case reported in the parish this year. West Nile virus is spread to humans through the bite of an infected mosquito.