HASTINGS, Neb. (KSNB) -The South Heartland District Health Department said its most recent collections of mosquitoes trapped in Adams County last week tested positive for two different viruses.

Two samples of mosquitoes tested positive for West Nile Virus, while a third sample had Cache Valley Virus (CVV), which is permanently present in the U.S.

According to the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, CVV is spread by infected mosquitoes. But it is rare in humans, with only 10 cases ever reported in the country.

The CDC reports that CVV is an illness that causes infection of the brain and infection in the lining of the brain and spinal cord. The initial symptoms include fever, headache, nausea, vomiting, fatigue, and sometimes rash.

CVV can also cause reproductive diseases i

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