BLOOMINGTON -- If the warm, dry spring is followed by a hot, dry summer, the number of cases of West Nile virus could be higher than in 2009.
In the past two years, the number of West Nile cases among people dropped, in part, because temperatures were cooler, said Erin Tolle Link of the McLean County Health Department. According to the Illinois Department of Public Health, five people in Illinois were diagnosed with West Nile in 2009 and 20 people in 2008.
If summer is hot, dry the number of West Nile cases could go up
In the past two years, the number of West Nile cases among people dropped, in part, because temperatures were cooler, said Erin Tolle Link of the McLean County Health Department. According to the Illinois Department of Public Health, five people in Illinois were diagnosed with West Nile in 2009 and 20 people in 2008.
If summer is hot, dry the number of West Nile cases could go up