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West Nile Reports Spiking In NE

A third person in Douglas County has died from the West Nile virus this year. The Douglas County Health Department said a man in his 80s who was…

State health officials have reported Nebraska's first human case this year of West Nile virus. The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services…

There have been no cases of the mosquito-borne West Nile virus so far this year in Nebraska. An insect-transmitted illness expert at Nebraska's health…

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Health officials are warning those in eastern Nebraska's Douglas County to take precautions after West Nile virus is found in…

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Health officials in eastern Nebraska are taking steps to control mosquito populations that carry West Nile and other diseases as a wet…

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Health officials say more cases of the West Nile virus are being found in Nebraska this year, especially on the eastern end of the…

Douglas County has its first confirmed West Nile Virus case of the season.The Douglas County Health Department says a man over age 50 is the first…

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Health officials in Nebraska's largest county say a 75-year-old man infected with the West Nile virus is their first case this year.The…

There are now 29 reported cases of West Nile Virus in Nebraska, including four in Douglas County.A Douglas County man over age 65 died earlier this week…