How to Use West Nile virus in a Sentence

West Nile virus

noun

• Their last one hatched in 2018 but died of West Nile virus.
  — Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2022
• Those patients turned out to have the first cases of West Nile virus in the US.
  — Brenda Goodman, CNN, 27 July 2024
• Health: West Nile virus was detected in the Cincinnati area.
  — The Enquirer, 11 July 2023
• Future warming is projected to lead to the expansion of West Nile virus in the Northeast over the next 50 years.
  — Olivia Ferrari, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Feb. 2024
• The Culex group of mosquitos is also known to spread diseases including the West Nile virus.
  — Devika Rao, The Week, 23 Mar. 2023
• In rare cases, West Nile virus can make people extremely ill and even kill them.
  — City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Sep. 2023
• But these flying pests can also carry the West Nile virus, a disease that can cause fever, rash and muscle aches.
  — Caralin Nunes, The Arizona Republic, 16 Mar. 2024
• About 80% of people infected with West Nile virus have no symptoms at all.
  — Rebecca Lurye, courant.com, 22 Sep. 2021
• About 1 in 5 people who are infected with West Nile virus can have symptoms like fever, body aches, joint pain, headache, or a rash.
  — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 26 June 2024
• One mosquito that can transmit West Nile virus has been moving north and has been found in Alaska.
  — Morgan Krakow, Anchorage Daily News, 2 May 2022
• There are no vaccines or medications to treat West Nile virus.
  — Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 17 Aug. 2022
• The county announced in late June that one person, a blood donor, had tested positive for West Nile virus.
  — Elysee Barakett, NBC News, 5 July 2024
• The best way to control mosquitoes and the spread of West Nile virus, Moench argued, is to eliminate standing water.
  — Paighten Harkins, The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 Dec. 2022
• There were two cases of West Nile virus in Allegheny County last year and three cases in 2021.
  — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2023
• People older than age 60 are at higher risk of severe West Nile virus disease.
  — John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 26 Aug. 2023
• Four out of five people infected with West Nile virus will not show any symptoms, according to the release.
  — Beacon-News Staff, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2023
• The department says 70% to 80% of people who become infected with West Nile virus won't show any symptoms.
  — Cincinnati Enquirer, The Enquirer, 4 Aug. 2023
• Wen: Mosquitoes can transmit a lot of diseases to humans including the West Nile virus, dengue and malaria.
  — Katia Hetter, CNN, 13 June 2024
• These cities reported evidence of West Nile virus in mid-August.
  — Julie Washington, cleveland, 2 Sep. 2022
• Because this summer is forecast to be hotter and more humid than average, Rossi said, that could lead to more cases of West Nile virus.
  — Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 11 July 2024
• While people of all ages are at risk of being infected with West Nile virus, people over the age of 50 are at higher risk for severe disease, the statement said.
  — Adam Sennott, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Oct. 2022
• Prior to Ian, birds tested positive for the West Nile virus and the Eastern equine encephalitis virus, both mosquito-borne.
  — Ryan Gillespie, Orlando Sentinel, 17 Oct. 2022
• In August, one of Brady’s neighbors contracted West Nile virus from a mosquito bite and was paralyzed by the disease.
  — Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2023
• The risks posed by dengue and Zika, and also West Nile virus, have caused Americans to start thinking about the impact of climate change on diseases spread by mosquitoes.
  — Maryn McKenna, WIRED, 3 July 2023
• These changes increase the risk of human exposure to diseases like West Nile virus, even in places that have never recorded cases before.
  — Nidhi Sharma, NBC News, 20 June 2024
• Last year, West Nile virus was detected in mosquitoes, birds and/or horses in 48 counties.
  — Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2022
• At least three people in New Jersey have been infected with the West Nile virus in what state health officials have said are some of the earliest ever reports of the disease.
  — David Matthews, New York Daily News, 1 Aug. 2024
• Many people infected with West Nile virus are asymptomatic, and mild symptoms can include a fever, headache or muscle aches.
  — Allie Kelly, Dallas News, 10 July 2023
• The West Nile virus, which is not transmissible among people, mainly spreads to humans through the bite of infected mosquitoes.
  — Ovetta Wiggins, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2023
• Cases of West Nile virus occur during mosquito season, which starts in the summer and continues through fall.
  — Julia Musto, Fox News, 17 June 2023

Last Updated: 2 Sep 2024