Another case of West Nile virus was reported in Camden County Tuesday -- the second confirmed case of the disease in the county so far this season, according to local officials.
The Camden County Department of Health and Human Services was notified about the positive test results this week and an investigation is underway, officials said.
Tuesday's report marks the 15th confirmed infection this year in New Jersey, according to county officials.
Authorities in Camden County did not say where in the county the case was reported.
Late last month, the state Department of Health reported two deaths in New Jersey from West Nile Virus, which marked higher than average disease activity in the state, officials said. The two people who died were older adults from Cumberland and Mercer counties, the health department said.
West Nile virus is transmitted by mosquitos and most people never feel symptoms associated with an infection. "Only 1 in 50 people who are infected will develop a serious illness," county officials said in a press release.
Some of the symptoms of West Nile Virus are fever, headache, altered mental status and other neurological dysfunctions, officials said.
Although people of any age can suffer severe symptoms, people over 60 years old are at significantly higher risk of severe illness after an infection, according the Centers for Disease Control.
The agency also warned that people with hypertension, diabetes, cancer or those who have received organ transplants are are at greater risk.
"The best way to avoid West Nile virus is to avoid mosquito bites altogether," said Commissioner Virginia Betteridge, liaison to the Health Department. "To do so, residents should wear long sleeved shirts and pants when possible, use bug spray and take steps to control mosquitos on their property by removing standing water."
Betteridge also said the county has completed additional spraying, treating and trapping of mosquitos in the area.
The Camden County Mosquito Commission schedules spraying during the summer and fall months on an as-needed basis based upon surveillance efforts and reports from the public.