Kittitas County Public Health Department (KCPHD) Environmental Health Specialists collected and tested mosquitoes for WNV with no positive specimens reported to date.
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People primarily get West Nile virus through the bite of an infected mosquito, but less than 1 percent of those infected develop a serious neurological illness such as encephalitis or meningitis, Williams County officials said. On July 21, Madison County Health Department received its first mosquito pool that was positive for West Nile Virus in Edwardsville.
In the meantime, people should avoid outdoor activities during dawn and dusk, when mosquitoes are more active.
Officials say the mosquitoes tested positive for West Nile virus Tuesday.
Many people who have West Nile virus do not show symptoms of the illness.
To date, the Health Department has completed six rounds of pesticide spraying this season to reduce the number of mosquitoes and the risk of West Nile virus. Use prevention methods whenever mosquitoes are present.
The situation in Serbia when it comes to the West Nile virus is “absolutely under control”, the Clinic for Infective and Tropical Diseases director has said.
“Any standing water that stands for more than seven days can become a mosquito larvae site”, said Cinotti.
When weather permits, wear long-sleeves, long pants and socks when outdoors.
Dead birds may be a sign that West Nile virus is circulating between birds and the mosquitoes in an area.
“Fever, headache, delirium, body aches and pains, seizures, coma, and sometimes, in the worst case, death”, Lanza said.
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- Use insect repellent on exposed skin when you go outdoors. Repellents keep the mosquitos from biting you. Health department surveillance of mosquitoes and birds for WNV infection began in May and will continue throughout the summer to assess the level of immediate risk to humans. For more information about West Nile virus, and how to avoid it, visit nyc.gov/health/wnv or call 311.
