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READING, Pa. - West Nile virus continues to cause concerns in the Berks area, after mosquitoes in several areas test positive. "That's very concerning about viruses," says Aamiah Switon, Reading.

The Mississippi State Department of Health confirmed one person has now died from the West Nile virus in 2025.

But most people infected by West Nile will not have any symptoms. Eastern equine encephalitis, better known as EEE, is a very rare disease that as been found locally in mosquito samples.

Health 2nd West Nile virus death reported, as cases grow Two dozen cases have now been reported in 11 counties, according to state health department data.

West Nile, the most often reported mosquito-borne illness in Minnesota, was first identified in the state in 2002, according to the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH).

North Carolina's first case of West Nile virus in 2025 has been reported, according to officials with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.

Cases of West Nile virus are spreading nationwide, with deaths reported in Colorado and Arizona. What about Florida?

Two people have died of the 32 total infected with West Nile virus in Italy this year, the country's health ministry announced last week.

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services has confirmed the first human case of West Nile virus in a Wisconsin resident this year.

A human case of West Nile virus has been reported in a person living in Barron County. Mosquitoes collected in Milwaukee and Lafayette Counties have tested positive for the virus as well.

A number of mosquito samples collected in Lackawanna County this season tested positive for West Nile virus, but no human cases have been identified to this point. County officials announced July 1… ...