West Nile Virus News

Bug off It might not be West Nile season yet, but here are precautions you can take just in case: Use insect repellents when you go outdoors -- specifically repellents containing DEET, picaridin, IR3535 and para-menthan-diol. These repellents provide longer-lasting protection than some other products.

Mosquitoes hatched by last month's flooding in the Northwest and West suburbs should be reaching adulthood and beginning to bite this weekend.

Wet weather followed by very warm temperatures creates an ideal breeding ground for mosquitoes, according to the Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito and Vector Control District.

As temperatures begin to climb and there are more and more signs of summer, Dallas County officials are reminding residents that the West Nile Virus is active and precautions need to be taken.

Eating and playing outdoors this time of year are two of life's great pleasures.

The Consolidated Mosquito Abatement District has notified the Fresno County Department of Public Health of the positive test results provided by the State's laboratory at UC Davis.

A mosquito pool collected in Ouachita Parish has tested positive for West Nile Virus.

The Will County Health Department is asking residents to help minimize the public's risk of West Nile Virus by reporting dead bird sightings.

It is completely official. The Centers for Disease Control announced this week that 2012 was a terrible year for West Nile Virus - actually the worst ever - and warns that it may happen again.

I remember last summer as the summer of the mosquito. I wasn't prepared. Those buzzing, itching, carbon dioxide-seeking missiles chased my family out of the backyard.

During warmer weather people like to enjoy the outdoors to a greater extent. Warm weather is a time for outside barbecues, relaxing in a backyard, sitting on a porch deck and enjoying the warm breezes and fresh air.

The onset of summer and warm weather means the return of mosquitoes, which also means the threat of West Nile Virus .

Complaints about pools filled with green water are up 40 percent this year. The pools are a breeding ground for mosquitoes, which can carry the West Nile virus.

They are waiting in the grass, weeds, and the trees. Waiting for people and their pets to walk by so they can hitch a ride and steal a meal.

Larvicide will be sprayed Thursday in an area of Chapman Swamp near Hespar Drive in Westerly as part of the state's plan against West Nile Virus and Eastern Equine Encephalitis .

On May 14, 2013, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released the final 2012 surveillance data for West Nile virus activity in the U.S. Twenty-one cases of West Nile virus disease in people were reported in Connecticut.

According to the Shelby County Health Department, mosquitoes in Shelby County are carrying the West Nile Virus.

If you live in Westchester and have a pond on your property, the county's Health Department has a present for you.

It's mosquito season, equine owners across North Carolina are talking to their veterinarians about protecting their animals from mosquito-borne diseases.

The battle against West Nile virus in Dallas County is starting early this year, following the deadliest season ever in 2012.