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Tarrant County reports first West Nile virus case

KERA | By Sam Baker
Published July 8, 2025 at 8:56 AM CDT
Dead mosquitos lie in a petri dish.
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The first case of West Nile virus has been identified in Denton County in a Flower Mound resident.

Tarrant County Public Health has confirmed its first human case of West Nile Virus this season.

The case involves the non-neuroinvasive form of the disease, the milder form of the virus. Beyond that, health officials haven't released further details to protect the patient's privacy.

Tarrant County Public Health to date has identified 17 mosquito pools positive for West Nile Virus.

The department said mosquito surveillance and testing will continue throughout the season, which runs from April through mid-November.

Tarrant County had 71 human cases of West Nile disease during the 2024 season.
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Sam Baker
Sam Baker is KERA's senior editor and local host for Morning Edition. The native of Beaumont, Texas, also edits and produces radio commentaries and Vital Signs, a series that's part of the station's Breakthroughs initiative. He also was the longtime host of KERA 13’s Emmy Award-winning public affairs program On the Record. He also won an Emmy in 2008 for KERA’s Sharing the Power: A Voter’s Voice Special, and has earned honors from the Associated Press and the Public Radio News Directors Inc.
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