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Home » Press Releases » Dept. of Health Services: First confirmed West Nile Virus activity in Wisconsin
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) announces the first confirmed West Nile virus (WNV) activity in the state this year. Mosquitoes collected from Milwaukee County have tested positive for WNV and a wild bird from Bayfield County tested positive for the virus. This is a sign that there are mosquitoes in the state that have the virus and can transmit it to animals and people...