CANYON COUNTY -- There is a continuing health warning for you today.

The West Nile virus has now been confirmed in three Idahoans.

The latest being a Canyon County woman in her 70s living in Nampa. She is recovering and was not hospitalized.

A Payette County teenager and an eastern Idaho man from Bonneville County represent the first human cases to be reported in the state this year.

Last year, West Nile virus infected approximately 130 people and killed one.

Two years ago, Idaho led the nation with approximately 1,000 human infections and 23 deaths.

Central District Health says you can protect yourself by avoiding mosquitoes when they are most active between dusk and dawn.