30 Hoosiers Infected by the West Nile Virus

As the mosquito-swatting season continues to wind down in Indiana and elsewhere in the UNITED STATES, Indiana State Department of Health's interactive Arboviral Disease map (↗) reveals the number of people infected by the West Nile Virus: 30. This is not too far away from last year's 26 human infections, but compare this to the 9 infections seen in 2014. Throughout 2018, people were infected in these counties: Allen (5), Delaware (3), Elkhart (2), Grant (1), Hamilton (4), Hendricks (1), Huntington (1), Lake (4), LaPorte (1), Marion (2), Porter (1), Vanderburgh (4), and White (1).

688 mosquitoes in 87 out of 92 Hoosier counties tested WNV-positive in lab tests throughout the year. 18 horses were infected as well, especially in Adams County (10 cases) but also in Harrison (1), Jay (3), Lake (1), Noble (1), Tippecanoe (1), and Whitley (1). For the first time in recent years, Eastern Equine Encephalomyelitis (EEE) infected horses: one each in Kosciusko and Whitley counties. For more information about the West Nile Virus situation in Indiana this year and in the past, access the All About Indiana webpage (↗) on GeoFact of the Day.