Tag: Mosquitos
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First human case of West Nile Virus confirmed in El Paso County
An El Paso County resident has tested positive for West Nile Virus, the first human case in the county this year, local public health officials announced Monday. People and animals become infected with the virus when they are bitten by an infected mosquito. Mosquitos contract the virus when they feed on infected birds. In Colorado,…
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Colorado mosquitos test positive for West Nile virus
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Mosquitos collected in Weld County tested positive for the West Nile Virus, according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment on Thursday, marking the first confirmed case of the disease so far this season statewide, the department reported. The infected mosquitos were discovered during a…
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Colorado mosquitos test positive for West Nile virus
Mosquitos collected in Weld County tested positive for the West Nile Virus, according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment on Thursday, marking the first confirmed case of the disease so far this season statewide, the department reported. The infected mosquitos were discovered during a weekly mosquito testing for West Nile virus that began in…