Kansas Reports First West Nile Case For 2015.

reports the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) said in a Wednesday statement that it had discovered the first case of West Nile virus for 2015. According to the department, “an adult from Lincoln County has tested positive for the virus, which can be spread to people from infected mosquitoes but is not contagious from person to person.” Kansas reported 54 West Nile cases in 2014. http://www.kmbc.com/news/kansas-reports-1st-case-of-west-nile-virus-in-2015/33511246