Dead Bird Tests Positive for West Nile Virus

A dead bird collected in Riverside has tested positive for West Nile Virus, the village announced.

The Cook County Health Department said it would not will not be collecting any additional bird specimens from Riverside since the presence of the virus has been confirmed in our area.

Residents who find a dead bird on their property should continue to report this to the Cook County Department of Public Health by calling the West Nile Virus hotline at 708-633-8025, or by going to the West Nile Virus page of the Cook County Department of Public Health’s website.

The Des Plaines Valley Mosquito Abatement District said that with recent heavy rainfall, the district is starting to see an increase in the amount of West Nile Virus in the disease carrying types of mosquitoes within the 77-square-mile district. The district is bounded by North Avenue on the north; the Cook/DuPage County line on the west; 87th Street on the south; and Austin Boulevard and Harlem Avenue on the east.

Residents are urged to take the following precautions to prevent mosquito bites:

For more information on West Nile Virus, please visit the Cook County Department of Public Health’s West Nile Virus webpage or the Des Plaines Valley Mosquito Abatement District’s website.