Overview

• Kansas health officials are monitoring six West Nile virus cases as of Aug. 15, including five classified as neuroinvasive, with three cases in north-central Kansas and three in south-central Kansas.
• State data show this year’s Kansas activity remains below 2023, when 64 infections and four deaths were recorded, though risk typically increases through late August and early September.
• New York City reported its first two human cases this year in Queens, with one patient briefly hospitalized and another hospitalized with encephalitis, and the virus was detected in two blood donations from residents of Brooklyn and Staten Island.
• NYC has identified 810 West Nile–positive mosquito samples across all five boroughs and plans truck-based pesticide spraying Aug. 25–27, advising residents to stay indoors during operations.
• Health agencies note there is no specific treatment for West Nile virus and urge prevention steps such as using EPA-recommended repellents, wearing long sleeves and pants, eliminating standing water, and checking KDHE’s weekly Kansas dashboard updates.