Year’s third case of West Nile virus confirmed in Oklahoma

Of 2,212 pools submitted for testing in Colorado, Larimer County had 70 West Nile virus infected mosquitoes in 2014.

The two mosquito-borne illnesses of concern are West Nile Virus and Eastern Equine Encephalitis, according to Dr. Hermos, assistant professor of pediatrics. While summer is just starting, as time goes forward the Department of Environmental Health is warning people in high-mosquito areas to be careful as events such as Fourth of July bring more and more people outside.

Dress – Wear long-sleeved shirts and trousers to reduce the amount of exposed skin. These are the first positive samples in Grant County this year and the second in Washington. The effort also identifies those areas with excessive numbers of mosquitoes capable of spreading West Nile, which also require spraying.

West Nile virus is spread by the bite of an infected mosquito.

Although no human cases have been identified in Washington so far this year, seven Benton County residents were reported with West Nile virus last year.

Municipal Mosquito, the company contracted by the City of Greenville to trap and test mosquitoes throughout Greenville, has informed City officials mosquitoes trapped this week in the Warren Park and Ridgecrest areas tested positive for West Nile Virus. No human cases have been reported to date.

West Nile virus is transmitted to humans by infected mosquitos through bites. One crucial piece of advice is often ignored: Dump standing water out of containers.

In addition, the department notes that mosquitoes carrying the virus usually bite at dawn and dusk and recommended limiting outdoor activities during those times.

“We have been able to hit the big stuff and kill the mosquitoes in the water in their larva stage, but there’s a lot of standing water in the forest preserves and we can’t hit those”. Officials have stated that operations to detect mosquitoes having the virus will continue to take place throughout the district. The most vulnerable people are those who are at least 50 or have weakened immune systems. About 1 in 5 people who are infected will develop a fever with other symptoms.

They encourage use of insect repellent when outdoors.

No one has died from the virus in Oklahoma since 2013. Approved mosquito repellents have ingredients that include DEET, picaridin, PMD, IR3535, or oil of lemon eucalyptus.