A horse in Mille Lacs County has the second confirmed case of West Nile Virus so far this summer. Dr. Paul Anderson is from the Minnesota Board of Animal Health. He says the horse was diagnosed yesterday (Tuesday).
State health officials say a Murray County man has Minnesota's first case of the West Nile virus this year. The man got sick with West Nile fever earlier this month and is recovering.
Minnesota health officials say eight more cases of West Nile virus have been confirmed in the state. Since late August, Minnesota has seen about eight new cases of the mosquito-borne disease a week.
Health officials have confirmed another nine cases of West Nile virus in Minnesota over the past week. That brings Minnesota's total to 44 for the year, including one death. Nearly 1,600 cases of the mosquito-borne illness have been reported nationwide.
An elderly Stevens County woman has died of West Nile virus, becoming the first Minnesotan to die of the virus this year. State health officials did not identify the woman.
The number of West Nile virus cases is rising in Minnesota after a four-year lull.
The Minnesota Department of Health says 18 cases have been reported in Minnesota this year, and a number of people have been hospitalized.