It looks like the West Nile virus is on the loose:
The number of West Nile cases in South Dakota continues to climb and officials only expect it to get worse. So far this year, there have been 29 confirmed cases of the virus, and just this week, officials confirmed the death of a Hand county man was the result of West Nile. But now, researchers are working to track the mosquitoes believed to carry the virus.
Jim Wilson has been studying mosquitoes for the past several years. He hopes the research that he and others at South Dakota State University are doing will help people prepare for this peak mosquito season.
"It only takes one, a bite, from one infected mosquito to catch West Nile virus," Wilson said.
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