Champaign-Urbana Public Health District

Warmer Weather Brings Mosquitoes

Wednesday - May 12, 2010

Champaign-Urbana Public Health District Encourages Residents to Take Simple Precautions against West Nile Virus

Champaign, IL - The Champaign-Urbana Public Health District (CUPHD) encourages everyone to be aware of West Nile virus (WNV) and the simple precautions to take to avoid the virus. Viruses are most likely to be spread during the warm-weather months when mosquitoes are most active, usually beginning in the spring and lasting until the first hard frost. Most human cases occur in late summer and fall.

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