Ohioans diagnosed with West Nile virus

A mosquito-borne disease advisory was issued Tuesday for Hillsborough County due to an increase in West Nile virus detected in sentinel chicken flocks, according to the Florida Department of Health. The researchers found hundreds of dead birds from 33 counties in California to be positive for the virus. The only other human case in Colorado so far this year was reported in a man in Mesa County.

The city of Denton says a mosquito trapped at the University of North Texas athletics facility near Highland Park Road has tested positive for West Nile virus.

West Nile, which is carried by a specific type of mosquito, routinely shows up in people in the summer, though the number of confirmed cases varies widely.

Milder symptoms include fever, headache, body aches, nausea, vomiting and sometimes swollen lymph glands or a skin rash on the chest, stomach and back. These illnesses affect birds, animals and humans, causing flu-like symptoms in people who are bitten by infected mosquitoes. She has since been released from the hospital and is recovering at home, according to state officials.The departments of Health and Environmental Protection recommend that all residents minimize their exposure to mosquitoes.

Stay indoors at dawn and dusk when mosquitoes are the most active.

West Nile virus was found in a mosquito pool sample collected in the Madison County town of Sullivan. Don’t forget to drain water from tires, cans, flowerpots, clogged rain gutters, rain barrels, toys and puddles. West Nile virus could be much less severe and most infected humans do not develop symptoms.

Avoid bites by using insect repellant that contains DEET, picaridin, IR3535 and some oil of lemon eucalyptus and para-menthane-diol products and follow directions for use.

Door and window screens should be in good fix with no tears or holes.

Simmons emptied a bucket full of the mosquito larvae eaters into the water.