Blaine County Woman Infected with West Nile
Published at(KETCHUM, ID) – A Blaine County woman is recovering after being infected with West Nile Virus. Officials say the victim was in her 20s and didn’t need to be hospitalized.
This is the first known human case in Idaho this year. The virus has already been found in mosquitoes in river bottom areas on the Fort Hall Indian Reservation. Last year there were 40 reported infections, resulting in two deaths.