Human West Nile virus (WNV) risk the highest since 2003
Based on recent findings from the state mosquito surveillance program run by Assistant Professor Ryan Smith and in close collaboration with the Iowa Department of Public Health, there have been high levels of WNV activity in mosquito populations in Central Iowa. To date there have been 30 human cases of WNV in Iowa (including 3 deaths) and are currently on pace to have the highest number of cases of WNV in the state since 2003.