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west nile virus

A single bite can give you the West Nile virus.

Mosquitoes spread the West Nile virus. They become infected after feeding on birds that carry the virus. When the infected mosquitoes bite a person, the virus is transferred to the human via the insect’s saliva.

West Nile outbreaks have occurred every summer in the United States since 1999 and in every state except Hawaii and Alaska.

In July, three pools of mosquitoes trapped in Cincinnati have been found to be infected with the West Nile Virus.  To date this year, no residents of Cincinnati have been infected with West Nile Virus.  Finding the virus active in local mosquitos indicates that people in the area are at increased risk of becoming infected with West Nile Virus.  The Cincinnati Health Department would like to remind everyone of how they can keep themselves and their families safe from West Nile Virus and other mosquito-borne infections.