Tag: ODH

Testing for West Nile Virus in Paulding County

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…

First 2017 Ohio Death in a Human West Nile Virus Case Reported

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…