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IDPH reminds of mosquito, tick and bat risks ahead of summer
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IDPH reminds of mosquito, tick and bat risks ahead of summer

  • WAND Digital Team
  • Updated May 14, 2026

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is warning Illinoisans that warmer weather means increased potential for exposure to illnesses carried by animal or pest bites.

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Christian County officials working to contain oil leak in Mosquito Creek

Christian County officials working to contain oil leak in Mosquito Creek

  • Updated Aug 12, 2025
Rainfall means more mosquitoes on the way
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Rainfall means more mosquitoes on the way

  • Ben Machi
  • Updated Sep 10, 2024

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) - Farmers and those hoping for a cool down may be glad to see the rain, but heavy rainfall also means a resurgence of mos…

Doctors monitor summer viruses
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Doctors monitor summer viruses

  • Updated May 24, 2024

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) — Local doctors are keeping tabs on multiple viruses circulating in central Illinois.

Brace yourself for an invasion of mosquitoes after rain
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Brace yourself for an invasion of mosquitoes after rain

  • Tristan Hardy
  • Updated Jun 30, 2021

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) - It is an inevitable invasion, and in a few days, mosquitoes will buzz around people's ears.

West Nile-infected bird found in Iroquois County
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West Nile-infected bird found in Iroquois County

  • Sep 6, 2018

LODA, Ill. (WAND) – A bird infected with the West Nile virus was found in Iroquois County, investigators report.

Mosquitoes have tested positive for the West Nile virus
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Mosquitoes have tested positive for the West Nile virus

  • Jun 13, 2018

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND)-- Mosquito season is here and the Macon Mosquito Abatement District has confirmed that the mosquitoes are testing positive for the West Nile virus. 

Macon County mosquitoes test positive for West Nile
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Macon County mosquitoes test positive for West Nile

  • May 31, 2018

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) — A batch of mosquitoes tested positive for West Nile virus in Macon County.

BUG ALERT: How to avoid mosquitoes, West Nile virus
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BUG ALERT: How to avoid mosquitoes, West Nile virus

  • May 18, 2018

ILLINOIS (WAND) – Mosquito season is approaching, and health leaders have tips for preventing bites and potentially an illness.

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