KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - The Knox County Health Department said that West Nile Virus has now been detected in an area of North Knoxville.

Officials with the health department said that the presence of West Nile was found during routine surveillance off Davanna Street in the Central Avenue area.

The Knox County Health Department reported reported 2025’s first two cases of La Crosse, a virus spread by mosquitos last month.

So far in 2025, the CDC is reporting 10 cases across the U.S. Nearly a third of those are in Tennessee , which also has the most cases of all the states listed.

West Nile Virus is the leading mosquito bite-caused disease in North America, though only about one five people who are infected see symptoms, according to the CDC, and only one in about 150 people develop a

See Full Page