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Local public health departments are warning the public about West Nile Virus season (WNV).
RIFLE — It was the late August of 2006 when Lorile Loesch of Rifle went golfing in Battlement Mesa. A couple of weeks later, she wasn't feeling very well at all and went to a doctor.
The Texas Department of Health and Human Services confirmed Wednesday mosquitoes in South Montgomery County have tested positive for West Nile virus.
Tuesday's flooding will likely come back to haunt the region in two weeks in the form of hordes of hungry mosquitoes, experts said.
They're back and they're stealthy so take care the Culex tarsalis — the species of mosquito that carries the West Nile virus — doesn't fly under your radar.
"Culex" mosquitoes are living in many communities in southern Manitoba. Manitoba Health and Healthy living says these bugs are most likely to carry West Nile Virus. However, their population numbers remain low, and so the risk of contracting the virus is also low.
A 16-year-old girl is the first victim of West Nile virus this year in Weld County, according to Weld public health officials.
We’ve had plenty of clouds this spring and summer, but now the clouds have a high-pitched buzz and leave us scratching like crazy.
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (Indiana's NewsCenter) - The dry weather lately may have people thinking mosquito season is over. That, unfortunately, is not the case.
Another sign of summer has appeared as the government of Saskatchewan has issued its first West Nile virus (WNV) update.
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