HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) - State health officials say West Nile Virus has been found in a person in South Carolina for the first time this year.
The Department of Health and Environmental Control said it found a few groups of mosquitoes on Hilton Head tested with the virus last month. The agency now says it’s been detected in a person on the resort island. The person’s name was not released.
State epidemiologist Dr. Linda Bell said those who develop a fever or other symptoms after being bitten by a mosquito should be checked by a doctor. Bell said most people infected with the virus have no symptoms.
People were interested in these podcasts
She said the risk of serious illness such as encephalitis occurs in less than 1 person of people infected. Encephalitis is an inflation of the brain.
Please read our comment policy before commenting.