Indiana's 1st Report of West Nile Virus in 2019

Several days ago, health officials in Elkhart County, Indiana, USA reported the first lab-tested mosquitoes infected with the West Nile Virus in Indiana this year. The West Nile Virus can be transmitted to people, so precautions such as applying DEET insect repellent and dumping water from various outdoor items (watering cans, old tires, etc.) are recommended. Hoosiers *use to be able to* stay up-to-date on the geographic distribution of the West Nile Virus by visiting the Indiana State Dept. of Health's interactive Arboviral Encephalitides map. That website — https://gis.in.gov/apps/ISDH/Arbo/ — is now defunct. Similar websites are available for residents of some other states as well.