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A Nashville resident tested positive for the West Nile virus, marking the city’s first confirmed human case of 2025.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - The Metro Public Health Department has reported Nashville’s first human case of West Nile Virus in ...
Nashville confirms its first human West Nile Virus case of 2025; local mosquitoes show increased infection rates.
So far this year, mosquitoes have tested positive for West Nile Virus at 27 different sites across Davidson County. On Friday, Metro Health confirmed the first human case.
West Nile virus is a mosquito-borne illness that can cause serious illness or death. NC's first 2025 case was reported this week.
Traditionally, the virus is more common in warmer states. “The Southeast has been pretty prominent for West Nile … Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, Florida, that type of area, but now we ...
A second person has died of West Nile virus this summer in South Dakota, according to the state Department of Health's dashboard. A total of 16 human cases had been reported statewide as of Aug. 8.
West Baton Rouge detected its first mosquito of the season with West Nile virus, parish mosquito control announced Monday. The bug was found in the north end of the parish, around Bueche, the ...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — The Metro Public Health Department has confirmed the first human case of West Nile Virus this year.