two wisconsinites have died from West n virus marking the first fatalities in the state this year the department of health services also reports a third person hospitalized with the virus cases were found in out aami Fondulac and brown counties all three cases were over the age of 50 and had underlying risk factors Health officials warned the virus can affect all ages and urges everyone to protect themselves from mosquito bites as the virus has a history of being unpredictable we uh have seen the first few cases in people reported from these Northeastern counties um that is not the case necessarily in in previous years westnile like I said can be very sporadic we've absolutely seen cases pop up all around the state and then from there they get West Nile has also been detected in animals and blood donors across Wisconsin