Clinton County Health Department

24/08/2026

21/08/2026

Fight the Bite Friday

🎡🦟 FIGHT THE BITE!

Fair season is here! 🎟️🍿 You’re going for the funnel cakes, live music and carnival rides—not to become a mosquito’s main course.

Before you head to the fair, concert, festival or any other outdoor fun:
🧴 Repel mosquitoes with EPA-registered insect repellent
👕 Cover up when you can
💧 Dump standing water around your home

🎟️ Have fun. Make memories. Make sure the mosquitoes get denied at the gate. 🦟🚫

Send a message to learn more

14/08/2026

Please call 618-594-2723 to schedule your appointment.

03/08/2026

🎉Congratulations to Wyatt! 🕷️🦟

Wyatt is the winner of our Carlyle Summer Camp Coloring Contest! He did an awesome job coloring a tick and took home some fun prizes, including a Spider-Man water bottle, a backpack filled with school supplies, and tick and mosquito plushies!

Wyatt will be starting kindergarten this year, and we wish him the very best as he begins this exciting new adventure. 📚✏️

Thank you to everyone who participated in our coloring contest and helped learn more about tick and mosquito safety. Great job, Wyatt! 👏🎉

29/07/2026

We have a couple of openings for our back to school clinic tomorrow Thursday. These are free school and sports physicals. Please call us at 618-594-2723.

17/07/2026

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Clinton County Health Department Reports First Positive Mosquito Pool for West Nile Virus

Carlyle, Illinois – The Clinton County Health Department has identified a mosquito pool(s) that tested positive for West Nile virus in the Breese and Hoffman area. The mosquito pool was collected and tested on July 16, 2026 as part of the Health Department's ongoing mosquito surveillance program.

The Clinton County Health Department conducts weekly mosquito surveillance throughout the county, weather permitting. Female mosquitoes are collected using specialized traps placed in and around populated areas. The mosquitoes are then tested for the presence of West Nile virus to help monitor virus activity and provide early warning to the public.

Although a positive mosquito pool indicates that West Nile virus is present in the area, it does not mean that everyone bitten by a mosquito will become ill. Most people infected with West Nile virus have no symptoms or experience only a mild, flu-like illness. However, individuals 50 years of age and older, people with weakened immune systems, and those with certain underlying medical conditions are at greater risk of developing serious illness.
Mosquito activity and the risk of West Nile virus typically increase during July, August, and September, making it especially important for residents to take precautions to prevent mosquito bites.

Fight the Bite – Practice the Three R's

Reduce
- Eliminate standing water around your home each week, including birdbaths, flowerpots, buckets, old tires, gutters, children's toys, and other containers that collect water.
- Keep doors and windows in good repair with tight-fitting screens.

Repel
- Wear long sleeves, long pants, socks, and light-colored clothing when outdoors, especially from dusk until dawn.
- Apply an EPA-registered insect repellent containing DEET, picaridin, IR3535, or oil of lemon eucalyptus, following all label directions.
- Adults should apply insect repellent to young children. Consult your healthcare provider before using repellents on infants.

Report
- Report areas of standing water that remain for more than one week, such as roadside ditches, flooded yards, or other locations where mosquitoes may breed. Public agencies may be able to treat these areas with larvicide to reduce mosquito populations.

About West Nile Virus

West Nile virus is transmitted to people through the bite of an infected mosquito. Symptoms generally appear 3 to 14 days after being bitten. Most infected individuals never become ill, while others may develop fever, headache, body aches, fatigue, rash, or swollen lymph nodes. In rare cases, severe disease affecting the brain or nervous system, such as encephalitis or meningitis, can occur.

For more information about West Nile virus or mosquito prevention, contact the Clinton County Health Department, 991 Franklin Street, Carlyle, Illinois, at 618-594-2723.

16/07/2026

13/07/2026

Learning Through Play!

The Clinton County Health Department had a wonderful time visiting the Carlyle City Park Summer Program to teach kids all about mosquitoes, ticks, and how to protect themselves while enjoying the outdoors. From trying on protective suits (that are used by the Clinton County Health Department staff for the tick drags that are done 6 times a year, 3 in the spring and 3 in the fall), to learning where ticks like to hide and how to prevent mosquito bites, these future "Junior Bug Detectives" had a blast!
A big thank you to the Carlyle City Park staff for inviting us to spend the day learning, laughing, and making public health fun. Have a safe, healthy, and bite-free summer! ☀

01/07/2026

Tick Bite: What to do

29/05/2026

Please call 618-594-2723 to schedule an appointment.