West Nile Virus has hospitalized 3 people in Wisconsin

Published: Aug 29, 2024 Duration: 00:01:03 Category: News & Politics

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TO THE WEST NILE VIRUS. THE WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES SAYS THE MOSQUITO BORNE ILLNESS ALSO HOSPITALIZED A THIRD PERSON. THE DHS SAYS THEY WERE FROM OUTAGAMIE, BROWN AND FOND DU LAC COUNTIES IN THE EASTERN PART OF THE STATE. EXPERTS WARN THAT WE'RE STILL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE MOSQUITO SEASON. SO MORE INFECTIONS AND POSSIBLY DEATHS COULD BE REPORTED THIS SUMMER. "It's a, you know, it's an unpredictable disease at times. So we can have as few as one or two cases in a given year, and we can have as many as 52 cases, I think was our record. And so there's this sort of ebb and flow of of the West nile virus in Wisconsin. THE BEST WAY TO AVOID ILLNESSES SPREAD BY MOSQUITOES IS TO REDUCE EXPOSURE AND ELIMINATE BREEDING SITES... WEAR DEET REPELLANT AND LONG SLEEVES AND PANTS... AND REMOVE STAGNANT WATER FROM

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