By late summer, what started as fever and fatigue had morphed into severe migraines, dizziness and partial loss of hearing. “It was fall turning into winter and I could not drive. It was really hard for me to just walk around the house; I could not walk up and down the stairs by myself,” she said.

The Ada County Mosquito Abatement District announced the discovery after mosquito samples tested positive for the virus in two locations: near the intersection of North Grenville Place and West Cory Lane in Boise, and close to the Star Road bridge over the Boise River in Meridian.

An individual in Pueblo County was recently hospitalized with West Nile virus. Here's what to know about the illness and how to stay safe.

An adult in Lafayette is the first human death of West Nile virus in Colorado this year, according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.

DENVER ( KDVR) — The first human death of West Nile virus this year in Colorado was confirmed on Friday. In a press release to FOX31, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and Boulder County Public Health said that the death was of an adult in Lafayette.

West Nile virus is surging in the Twin Cities with a sharp rise in Culex tarsalis mosquitoes. Learn how you can protect yourself this summer.

In the United States, there have been 45 human cases of West Nile virus spread across 15 states this year. While putting his hand in a cage full of mosquitoes, MSU Denver biology professor Robert Hancock said there are increased numbers of positive mosquito pools.

A Lafayette adult died of West Nile virus in what officials say is the first such death in Colorado this year.

The City of Mississauga advised residents to take proactive measures after infected mosquitoes were found near Airport Road and Derry Road East.