Post by: AngelOfThyNight on August 15, 2016, 07:56:12 PM
The Churchill County Mosquito, Vector and Noxious Wed Abatement District has received notification that one of the area’s mosquito pools tested positive for West Nile virus, said District Manager Nancy Upham.“District staff has been trapping live adult mosquitoes since the beginning of summer and sending these mosquitoes to the state laboratory to determine whether they are positive for any of the encephalitises, such as Western Equine encephalitis, St. Louis encephalitis or West Nile encephalitis,” Upham said.Upham said the district traps the mosquitoes at night by using carbon dioxide traps, separating the captured mosquitoes by species the next morning and sending …
Source: Mosquito pool tests positive for West Nile virus (http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/news/local/23374561-113/mosquito-pool-tests-positive-for-west-nile-virus?utm_source=swift_rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss-referrals&utm_section=Local)