3rd mosquito pool tests positive for West Nile in McLean County

Posted on August 29, 2015

By Eric Stock

BLOOMINGTON – McLean County health officials report a third mosquito pool has tested positive for West Nile Virus.

The positive sample was collected west of Bloomington. The previous positives samples came from east of Bloomington and rural Ellsworth. McLean County has also had two birds test positive for West Nile this year.

Health officials recommend limiting your time outdoors between dusk and dawn and to make precautionary measures such as wearing protective clothing and insect repellent. Also they say you should repair and replace worn or torn screens on doors and windows and eliminate stagnant, shallow water to prevent mosquitoes from breeding.

No human cases have been reported this year.

Eric Stock can be reached at [email protected].

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