TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - Kansas health officials say one person is dead and several others are infected with a disease that can cause neurological problems.

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) is reporting as of Sept. 5 that it has recorded 12 cases of West Nile Virus (WNV) in the Sunflower State so far this year. The health agency is also reporting that one person is dead as a result of the virus.

Eleven of the reported cases of WNV infection are classified as neuroinvasive, while one is considered non-neuroinvasive, according to the KDHE. Non-neuroinvasive cases are considered less severe when compared to neuroinvasive cases, which can cause symptoms like inflammation of the brain, high fever, numbness, vision loss, paralysis and muscle weakness.

WNV, typically carried

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