First mosquitoes to test positive for West Nile virus in Ca. this year found in Thousand Palms.

A sample of mosquitoes collected from a trap in Thousand Palms recently tested positive for West Nile virus They are the first mosquitoes in 2017 to test positive for the virus in all of California. The sample contained about 30 mosquitoes from a trap located on Varner Road between Cook Street and Monterey Avenue and the test was conducted in the Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District lab.

http://www.kesq.com/health/1st-mosquitoes-to-test-positive-for-west-nile-virus-in-ca-this-year-found-in-thousand-palms/474358448

Posted on May 3, 2017 04:06 PM by