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The case involves a Dallas resident in their early 50s who developed the more serious, but rarer, neuroinvasive infection. County health officials are urging residents to take precautions.

One person has developed the neuroinvasive form of the virus, a rare but dangerous form.

Mosquitoes are out in full force this summer, but dragonflies are doing their part to keep their numbers down.

The virus made its first official 2026 appearance as the World Cup promises to bring crowds of visitors to North Texas this summer.

A Bedford resident was diagnosed with West Nile virus, according to a press release. This is the city’s first case of the year.

Denton County Public Health reported 2025’s first positive West Nile virus mosquito traps in unincorporated Denton County on Monday.

Dallas Health and Human Services identified West Nile virus in mosquito samples from three Dallas County locations this week. Tarrant County confirmed its first positive sample earlier this month.

Denton County reported its first West Nile virus death of 2024 — the second local human case this year — on Tuesday.

A Dallas resident and two people in Garland have been diagnosed with West Nile.

The samples were found in the 75104 zip code in Cedar Hill.

Experts warn that new tropical viruses are headed for the U.S. – and the country should take active measures to fend them off.

Dallas, Denton and Tarrant counties have reported at least six human cases of the mosquito-borne disease that can affect the central nervous system or the brain.