Northeast Radio SD News – South Dakota - The South Dakota Department of Health is reporting two human cases of West Nile virus so far this season, according to its latest surveillance update released July 17. The cases were identified in Jerauld County and Pennington County, with one classified as non‑neuroinvasive and the other as neuroinvasive, the more severe form of the disease. The neuroinvasive case resulted in one death, according to the report.

Northeast Radio SD News – Watertown, SD - The City of Watertown Mosquito Control Program has announced that adult mosquito populations have reached levels sufficient to trigger spraying in several local areas.