West Nile fever, DuPage County
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An individual from southern Illinois was hospitalized due to complications from West Nile virus, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported June 24. That case marked the state’s first human case in 2025 and represented the earliest onset of the disease in Illinois since 2016.
“Sadly, Illinois is reporting our first death of the year attributed to West Nile virus,” said Dr. Sameer Vohra, director of the state health department, in a news release.