The first human case of West Nile virus was confirmed out of Montgomery County after a woman living in the Conroe area tested positive at the emergency room.
Montgomery County has confirmed its first human case of West Nile virus for the season, pending approval by the Department of State Health Services. The patient, a woman in her 50s living in the 77304 zip code, tested positive through a blood test at a local emergency room.West Nile virus, primarily spread by infected mosquitoes, can cause serious disease. Symptoms typically appear between three and 14 days after a mosquito bite.
"Our teams have been working tirelessly, testing local mosquitoes for disease and performing treatments where we have found positive samples of the virus," said Montgomery County Precinct 3 Commissioner James Noack. "These treatments are designed to disrupt the transmission cycle of the virus, reducing the chance that our residents become infected.
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