The last time cases reached outbreak status in South Dakota was in 2018, when there were a total of 169 cases in the state.

The South Dakota Department of Health has reported the first human case of West Nile Virus for the 2025 season. What is this ...

The South Dakota Department of Health (DOH) confirmed the first human case of West Nile virus of the 2025 season, according ...

South Dakota has its first human case of West Nile virus for the year. A Brookings County resident contracted the illness, ...

South Dakota has reported more than 2,681 human cases and 47 deaths since West Nile virus was first reported in the state in 2002. We see that you have javascript disabled.

South Dakota historically has had a disproportionately high number of West Nile Virus cases compared to other states, according to Dr. Joshua Clayton, state epidemiologist with the South Dakota ...

South Dakota's first two human West Nile virus cases of the year have been reported in Spink and Minnehaha counties, according to a news release from the state health department. Since 2002, 2,681 ...

The Culex tarsalis mosquito loves eastern South Dakota. Unfortunately, West Nile virus loves Culex tarsalis. When one of them bites an infected bird, it’s more likely to get infected than its ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- A second case of West Nile Virus (WNV) has been confirmed in Kingsbury County, according to a release Wednesday from the South Dakota Department of Health.

The South Dakota Department of Health has confirmed a human case of West Nile Virus, the first in the state in 2025. The ...

“This year, nearly 200 South Dakota cities, counties and tribes will share $500,000 in grants intended to control mosquitoes and prevent West Nile virus,” added Dr. Clayton.

South Dakota has reported more than 2,843 human cases and 53 deaths since WNV was first reported in 2002. “West Nile virus is an infection most commonly spread through mosquito bites,” said Dr ...