POTTER COUNTY, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) – The Texas Department of State Health Services reported a human case of West Nile virus was confirmed in Potter County, adding to the list of confirmed instances of virus activity in the Texas Panhandle in 2025.
According to previous reporting done by MyHighPlains.com, Texas county summary map published by Texas DSHS, cases of West Nile virus were recently confirmed in horses in both Armstrong and Parmer counties. The map also notes that other counties with previous human West Nile cases include Randall, Deaf Smith, Castro, Ochiltree, Dallam and Lipscomb County.
Previous horse cases include counties of Castro, Randall, Armstrong and Parmer, and previous mosquito cases include Potter and Parmer counties. As noted in previous reports, West Nile virus is spread through a bite from an infected mosquito and can infect humans, birds, mosquitoes, horses and other animals.
West Nile virus confirmed in Armstrong County horse, Parmer County
Most people with West Nile virus, which incubates between two and 14 days, will not develop illness. However, DSHS said 20% of infected people develop symptoms that can include a fever, headache, body aches, and occasionally a skin rash and swollen lymph glands…