West Nile Virus News

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Numbers released by the city of Brandon show that an average of 75 mosquitoes were trapped on June 16 and just 24 on June 17. City traps are checked twice a week during mosquito season, on Sundays and Mondays.

"One time it was pain, another time it was a burning sensation," said Dr. Tandy, a long-time anesthesiologist and former Dallas City Council member.

West Nile virus has been in B.C. since 2009, so Interior Health is urging us to be vigilant about avoiding mosquito bites.

With recent rain and warm weather, mosquitoes are back and they're biting. Two human cases of West Nile have already been reported in Texas.

Mosquito activity in Dona Ana County is low so far this year, thanks to an ongoing drought, county personnel said Tuesday.

Cases of mosquito-borne diseases could be reduced and lives saved if municipal workers were given back the authority to drop pesticide pellets into storm drains, public health and municipal officials told lawmakers Tuesday.

Would you stick your arm in a cage filled with 150 hungry Southern House mosquitoes, the very ones that carry the West Nile virus? Well, thankfully you don't have to because researchers did just that to discover which mosquito repellents work the best.

Dr. Melissa Holcomb, a veterinarian at Abraham's Equine Clinic in Cedar Rapids administers vaccine used to protect horses from West Nile Virus to Dolly, a horse that belongs to the clinic on Monday, June 17, 2013.

The first day of summer is a few days away, with more humid weather, also come mosquitoes that may be carrying the West Nile Virus.

Health authorities in North Texas will begin spraying for West Nile virus after detecting a "significant" increase in the type of mosquito that primarily carries the virus.

Mosquitoes can carry West Nile virus, which can cause mild to serious illness. The best way to prevent WNV is to avoid mosquito bites.

A summer camp in Irving is urging children to fight the bite. The city's goal is to have 1,000 students actively fighting mosquitoes that can carry West Nile virus.

With the summer comes mosquitoes, and with mosquitoes comes the chance of West Nile Virus.

A task force charged with developing strategies to reduce the risk of mosquito-borne illnesses, such as West Nile virus, is proposing the county explore having its nine townships oversee all of DuPage's abatement efforts.

The Metro Public Health Department announced on Monday that three additional batches of collected mosquitoes have tested positive for West Nile virus.

After news of the first human WNV case in the Metroplex this year, University Park residents say they're grateful their city has already started spraying and fogging to control the mosquito population.

Columbus Public Health officials say last year, more than 70 people were hospitalized, and four died, as a result of complications of West Nile Virus.

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Summer quickly is approaching, which means that mosquito activity soon will become more widespread.