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West Nile virus season is here. This Colorado climber’s story shows how everyone needs to take precautions

Alexandra Inghilterra, a competitive climber from Greenwood Village, developed meningitis from a West Nile infection. She’s now warning others about the risk.

by The Colorado Sun | June 9, 2026
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“This year has the potential for it to be an earlier mosquito season,” said Kevin Messacar, an infectious disease specialist at Children’s Hospital Colorado [and professor of pediatrics] who was among the doctors who treated Alex.