LaCrosse Virus: What You Need to Know
LaCrosse Virus: What You Need to Know https://pediatricsnationwide.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/AdobeStock_18849364-for-web-1024x586.jpg 1024 586 Christopher Ouellette, MD https://pediatricsnationwide.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/080417ds0089-Ouellette-square.jpg
La Crosse virus (LACV) is a mosquito-borne illness primarily found in the upper Midwest, Mid-Atlantic, and southeastern United States. This virus is spread mostly through the bite of the eastern treehole mosquito, Aedes triseriatus, and over the past 20+ years, more cases have been seen in Ohio compared to other regions of the United States.…