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TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNW) – The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued warning of West Nile virus (WNV) infection risk for north-central, south-central and southwestern Kansas. Northeastern, southeastern and northwestern Kansas pose a moderate risk of WNV infection
Copyright 2018 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material can not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. West Nile virus can be transmitted to people through mosquito bites, but it is not transmitted from one person to another. About one in five infected people develop fever and other symptoms. About one in every 150 infected people develop swelling of the brain or brain tissue that in some cases can lead to death. There are no vaccines or drugs to treat WNV. People who have already contracted WNV are considered immune.
"Know your risk and take steps to prevent mosquito bites from protecting yourself and your family from West Nile virus," said Dr. Greg Lakin. Most WNV infections occur in late summer and early fall. Although no cases of WNV have been reported to KDHE in 2018, there have been more than 600 cases of the most severe form of WNV and 30 deaths in Kansas from 1999 to 2017.
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention provides this page with additional information on West Nile virus and mosquito bite prevention: http://www.cdc.gov/features/StopMosquitoes/. For any questions regarding West Nile virus or other arboviral diseases, please contact the KDHE Epidemiology Assistance Line at 877-427-7317
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