West Nile cases hit highest total in decades as experts warn about mosquitos spreading the virus across the US

• is seeing the highest number of West Nile virus cases at this point in the year in more than two decades, officials said.
• At least 48 cases of the mosquito-borne illness have been reported so far, including 38 that have been cases of severe neuroinvasive disease, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday.