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Posted on: June 12, 2018

Positive Mosquito Pool the first sign of West Nile Virus Presence in McLean County

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A mosquito pool collected on June 8th from a trap set in the 61705 zip code area has tested positive for West Nile virus (WNV), the first positive test for 2018.

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