The Indiana Department of Health found the first West Nile case this year in a Johnson County resident.
The department will not release any additional information on the patient due to privacy laws.
There have also been multiple detections in mosquitoes in Indiana. So far this year, 225 samples from 60 counties have contained West Nile virus.
Read more: West Nile Virus found in Monroe County mosquitos
“The risk of mosquito-borne disease remains through the first hard freeze, so it is important that Hoosiers take precautions against mosquito bites until then,” Lindsay Weaver, state health commissioner, said in a statement.
Mosquitoes can transmit many diseases, but West Nile continues to be one of the most common. The virus may cause symptoms such as aches, vomiting, diarrhea or rash. In rare cases, it can cause damage to the central nervous system.
There is currently no treatment or vaccine for the virus, and the Monroe County Health Department recommends eliminating sources of standing water where mosquitoes can breed.
Covering skin, applying insect repellent and avoiding the outdoors around dusk and dawn can reduce the risk of mosquito bites.
Updates are available on the department’s Mosquito-Borne Activity Dashboard.
