First West Nile Virus Positive Bird in Illinois for 2013 Reported

by Gary Kopycinski on July 10, 2013

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SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–July 10, 2013. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has confirmed the first West Nile virus positive bird reported in Illinois for 2013. The Monroe County Health Department collected a West Nile virus positive starling on June 27, 2013 in Waterloo.