THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES IS CONFIRMING THE STATE’S FIRST WEST NILE VIRUS CASE IDENTIFIED THIS YEAR.
IOWA H-H-S SAYS THE INFECTED PERSON IS AN ADULT FROM EASTERN IOWA.
A TEST FROM THE STATE HYGIENIC LABORATORY CONFIRMED THE INFECTION.
THE VIRUS IS SPREAD TO HUMANS PRIMARILY THROUGH BITES FROM INFECTED MOSQUITOES.
THERE WERE 57 CONFIRMED CASES OF WEST NILE VIRUS IN IOWA IN 2025.
