There’s been one human case of West Nile Virus reported in Illinois, the first case for 2020. The Illinois Department of Public health said the case is a DuPage County resident.  It's a woman in her 40s who became ill in mid-August.  The virus is spread through mosquitoes that feed off infected birds. Human symptoms include fever, nausea, headache and muscle aches and could last a few days or a few weeks. Most infected people show no symptoms.

A batch of mosquitoes collected in Bourbonnais have tested positive for West Nile. That’s according to the Kankakee County Health Department. Illinois officials report 17 Illinois counties have had positive tests.

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