By late summer, what started as fever and fatigue had morphed into severe migraines, dizziness and partial loss of hearing. “It was fall turning into winter and I could not drive. It was really hard for me to just walk around the house; I could not walk up and down the stairs by myself,” she said.

An adult in Lafayette is the first human death of West Nile virus in Colorado this year, according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.

An individual in Pueblo County was recently hospitalized with West Nile virus. Here's what to know about the illness and how to stay safe.

A number of mosquito samples collected in Lackawanna County this season tested positive for West Nile virus, but no human cases have been identified to this point. County officials announced July

In the United States, there have been 45 human cases of West Nile virus spread across 15 states this year. While putting his hand in a cage full of mosquitoes, MSU Denver biology professor Robert Hancock said there are increased numbers of positive mosquito pools.

West Nile virus is surging in the Twin Cities with a sharp rise in Culex tarsalis mosquitoes. Learn how you can protect yourself this summer.

A Third human case of West Nile virus in Illinois has been reported, this time in DuPage County. The DuPage County Health Department confirmed the case on Thursday. The department said the individual is a Glen Ellyn resident in their 50s, and the onset of symptoms was mid-July.

DENVER ( KDVR) — The first human death of West Nile virus this year in Colorado was confirmed on Friday. In a press release to FOX31, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and Boulder County Public Health said that the death was of an adult in Lafayette.