Table 2. Annual human WNV cases, average seasonal mosquito infection rate (MIR), and mosquito testing from 2005 to 2016 in Cook and DuPage counties.
Year | Number of human cases | Average MIR | Number of pools tested | Number of positive pools | Total number of mosquitoes tested |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 181 | 5.33 | 7,165 | 1,939 | 271,235 |
2006 | 129 | 5.35 | 9,428 | 1,984 | 318,386 |
2007 | 43 | 2.65 | 12,131 | 1,259 | 375,520 |
2008 | 10 | 1.91 | 9,024 | 587 | 298,995 |
2009 | 1 | 1.14 | 9,450 | 298 | 311,220 |
2010 | 47 | 5.19 | 11,491 | 2,086 | 393,279 |
2011 | 24 | 3.10 | 8,911 | 939 | 287,774 |
2012 | 229 | 7.35 | 10,162 | 3,182 | 323,497 |
2013 | 66 | 4.26 | 11,078 | 1,967 | 407,326 |
2014 | 31 | 2.97 | 9,273 | 990 | 333,489 |
2015 | 36 | 3.57 | 7,725 | 1,046 | 314,363 |
2016 | 108 | 6.34 | 6,144 | 1,687 | 219,909 |
MIR = Mosquito infection rate; WNV = West Nile virus