West Nile Virus

West Nile Virus has claimed its first human victims in Montana according to the Montana Department of Health and Human Services.

The Montana Department of Health and Human Services is reporting the first human case of West Nile Virus in Montana so far this year.

Summer doesn't officially begin until June 21, but Health Officer Ellen Leahy with the Missoula City-County Health Department said on Monday that one summer hazard is already here.

A Custer county man who went to his health provider after fever-like symptoms has been diagnosed by the Department of Health and Human Services with West Nile Virus.