Geneva man 1st Kane County human West Nile case

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GENEVA, Ill. (AP) — The Kane County Health Department said Wednesday that it has diagnosed its first human West Nile virus case.

The virus was confirmed this week in a 33-year-old man from Geneva, health department officials said. Health department officials urged residents to monitor for the illness, which is spread by mosquitoes.

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