Those over 50 and people with compromised immune systems are at higher risk for severe illness.
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Suffolk County reported one more mosquito sample testing positive for West Nile virus, bringing to three the total so far this year, health officials said Friday.
Or at least that’s the buzz from the state health department, which warned Friday that Ohio is experiencing a rise in mosquitoes because of the heavy rains.
“We think it’s here, we just haven’t found it yet, it just hasn’t shown up”, Dede said.
WNV is influenced by many factors such as climate, the number and types of birds and mosquitoes in an area and the level of immunity in birds to the virus, health department officials said.
England battles Erie County’s mosquito problems by directing the spraying of VectoLex, an insecticide that kills mosquito larvae, into standing pools of water.
Garfield County has not had a confirmed case of West Nile since 2007, and unlike Mesa County, Garfield only tests mosquitoes for the disease when there are large numbers of the Culex tarsalis species, the main carrier of the virus, said Steve Anthony, county vegetation manager.
It’s an infection spread to people by the bite of a mosquito infected with the virus.
– Wear EPA-registered mosquito repellents whenever mosquitoes are present and follow label instructions. About one in five people who are infected with the virus will develop a fever with other symptoms such as headache, body aches, joint pains, vomiting, diarrhea, or rash. Mosquitos breed more heavily in this type of floodwater.
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The health department urged residents to eliminate standing water, keep doors and windows shut, and cover their skin when outdoors. Such as in your gutters, tire swing, kiddy pool and bird bath.
