Tuesday morning during Tarrant County Commissioner’s Court, the Director of Public Health expressed concern about the number of mosquitoes carrying the West Nile virus. “The first thing I worry about is mosquito activity. Sure, the positivity rate for mosquitoes has been pretty high in Tarrant County,” said Vinny Taneja, Tarrant …
Read More »West Nile virus detected in Erie County
BUFFALO, NY (WKBW) – The Erie County Department of Health (ECDOH) is warning residents after the West Nile virus (WNV) was discovered in mosquitoes in the county. The ECDOH is routinely testing mosquito breeding grounds and found the virus this month. Human cases of WNV are rare, according to the …
Read More »Conn. Resident Tests Positive for West Nile Virus, Marking First Human Case of 2020 – NBC Connecticut
A Connecticut resident has tested positive for West Nile Virus, marking the first human case in the state this year. State Dept. of Public Health officials said the person testing positive for West Nile Virus is between 40 and 49 years old and became ill in the second week of …
Read More »Authorities begin spraying after West Nile mosquito mosquitoes were discovered in Clovis
CLOVIS, Caliph. (KFSN) – The Valley Mice District began spraying adult mosquitoes this week after West Nile virus activity was discovered in some neighborhoods in Clovis. And if it allows, more spraying will take place on Thursday night between 8:30 and 11:30 in the city of Fresno and Riverdale. For …
Read More »West Nile: LA County sees first death of the year due to mosquito-borne virus
LOS ANGELES (CNS) – Los Angeles County health officials on Wednesday confirmed the first death from West Nile virus in the province this year. The patient was only described as an “elderly resident” of the South Los Angeles area. The person was hospitalized and died of West Nile virus-associated neuro-invasive …
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