Paulding County – The Paulding County Health Department is informing residents that the first group of mosquitoes to test positive in Paulding County for West Nile virus (WNV) has been confirmed by the Ohio Department of Health. The WNV-positive pool of mosquitoes was captured in the village of Payne. No human cases have been reported. It is…
Each summer, mosquitoes are a familiar biting pest in our backyards, parks and campgrounds. In Ohio, mosquito borne illnesses are most often transmitted during the warmest months of the year. The Ohio Department of Health (ODH) Zoonotic Disease Program, in partnership with the Paulding County Health Department (PCHD), is conducting county wide mosquito testing. ODH…
Ohio’s first 2017 death in a human West Nile virus case has been reported by the Ohio Department of Health (ODH). The 74-year-old Defiance County man had been hospitalized with encephalitis. The Ohio Department of Health is reporting a total of 10 human cases of West Nile virus across the state. Counties with at least…
