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Jefferson County Leader - March 19

Jefferson County Leader - March 19

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Jefferson County Health Department reports a human West Nile virus case
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Jefferson County Health Department reports a human West Nile virus case

  • By Teresa Inserra
  • Oct 22, 2025
  • 2 min to read

The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services has reported 22 human cases of West Nile virus in the state, with three resulting in dea…

Health Department detects West Nile in mosquito population near Hillsboro
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Health Department detects West Nile in mosquito population near Hillsboro

  • By Leader staff
  • Sep 4, 2025

The Jefferson County Health Department has reported the first detection of West Nile Virus in a mosquito population in the county this year. S…

West Nile detected near Missouri American Water facilities in Arnold
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West Nile detected near Missouri American Water facilities in Arnold

  • Leader staff
  • Sep 3, 2024

Three samples tested positive for the West Nile virus from three collection sites near Missouri American Water facilities in Arnold, Community…

West Nile virus detected in High Ridge, Fenton, De Soto areas
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West Nile virus detected in High Ridge, Fenton, De Soto areas

  • Leader staff
  • Aug 26, 2024

The West Nile virus recently was detected in mosquito populations in High Ridge, Fenton and De Soto, according to the Jefferson County Health …

West Nile virus detected in De Soto mosquito population
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West Nile virus detected in De Soto mosquito population

  • Leader staff
  • Aug 21, 2024

The Jefferson County Health Department reported its first detection of West Nile virus this summer in a mosquito sample from Jefferson County.

West Nile virus detected in mosquitoes around the county
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West Nile virus detected in mosquitoes around the county

  • By Teresa Inserra
  • Aug 30, 2023

The West Nile virus has been found in four mosquito samples collected around the county, the Jefferson County Health Department reported Wedne…

Mosquitos found in county test positive for West Nile virus
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Mosquitos found in county test positive for West Nile virus

  • By Katelyn Mary Skaggs
  • Oct 4, 2022

Mosquitoes collected in Hillsboro and High Ridge have tested positive for the West Nile virus, according to the Jefferson County Health Department.

County has second mosquito sample test positive for West Nile this summer
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County has second mosquito sample test positive for West Nile this summer

  • By Katelyn Mary Skaggs
  • Sep 21, 2021

A sample of mosquitoes from Imperial has tested positive for the West Nile virus. It is the second sample from the county to test positive for…

First positive West Nile virus case this year found in mosquitoes from Festus park
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First positive West Nile virus case this year found in mosquitoes from Festus park

  • By Katelyn Mary Skaggs
  • Sep 14, 2021

A sample of mosquitoes taken from Sunset Park in Festus tested positive for the West Nile virus, said Scott Darrough, the Jefferson County Hea…

Got mosquitoes? Health Department is here to help
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Got mosquitoes? Health Department is here to help

  • By Katelyn Mary Skaggs
  • Jul 16, 2021

If you live in unincorporated Jefferson County and have a problem with mosquitoes, the Jefferson County Health Department is willing to help.

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