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A fourth County resident has tested positive for West Nile virus (WNV), prompting County public health officials to urge steps to prevent mosquito bites and drain standing water.
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Mosquitoes collected during routine monitoring near San Carlos have tested positive for West Nile virus, the first detection of the virus in San Diego County mosquitoes this year.
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County workers found West Nile virus in two dead crows picked up near Rolando and Skyline. This is a good reminder that people should take steps to protect themselves from mosquito bites, because mosquitoes can spread the virus.
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San Diego County’s Vector Control Program is scheduled to conduct its first routine aerial larvicide drop of the year on March 24 on 50 local waterways to help stop mosquito breeding in hard-to-reach areas.
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A deer mouse collected in routine monitoring in Cuyamaca Rancho State Park has tested positive for the potentially deadly hantavirus, prompting County officials to remind people to be careful not to come in contact with wild rodents.
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Mosquitoes collected recently in routine monitoring in the City Heights and Skyline neighborhoods of San Diego have tested positive for West Nile virus, prompting County officials to remind people to use the County’s “Prevent, Protect, Report” guidelines to keep mosquitoes from breeding and to protect themselves from mosquito-borne illnesses.
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Hundreds of people attended an outdoor open house hosted by County Vector Control Tuesday, held to educate the public about the importance of controlling vectors like mosquitoes that can transmit harmful diseases.
