Author: Sarah Spencer

From NBC Bay Area August 1, 2022 Contra Costa County health officials are warning people to be careful after its first positive case of West Nile in a group of…

From 23ABC August 1, 2022 BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — Every year in Kern County people and animals are infected by the West Nile Virus. According to Kern County Public Health in 2019…

From the Concord, CA Patch July 29, 2022 CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CA — A group of mosquitoes has tested positive for West Nile Virus in Contra Costa County, the Contra…

From the Lake County News July 28, 2022 LAKEPORT, Calif. — Mosquitoes are here, despite the drought, and the high temperatures are ideal for both mosquitoes and West Nile virus…

From 23ABC July 25, 2022 KERN COUNTY, Calif. (KERO) — Kern Public Health has confirmed the first West Nile infection of the year. West Nile Virus is a disease primarily spread by…

From ABC10 July 25, 2022 VACAVILLE, Calif. — Vacaville city officials announced on Monday Solano County Public Health detected West Nile virus in the area. Specifically, health officers said they detected the…

Posted by Vector and Vector-borne Disease Committee July 25, 2022 Cynthia Hopf, Elizabeth Bunting, Anne Clark, and Sara Childs-Sanford         From the Janet L. Swanson Wildlife Hospital and the Department of…

Posted by Vector and Vector-borne Disease Committee July 25, 2022 Camila Lorenz,* and Francisco Chiaravalloti-Neto Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of S~ao Paulo, S~ao Paulo, Brazil The…

From FOX 40 July 22, 2022 GRANITE BAY, Calif. (KTXL) — On Tuesday, the Placer County Mosquito and Vector Control District announced that on July 14 Aedes aegypti, yellow fever mosquitos, were…

From the Fresno Bee July 22, 2022 An increase in West Nile virus-positive mosquitoes prompted officials Friday to issue an alert for Fresno County residents. Katherine Ramirez of the Consolidated…

From the Valley Press July 22, 2022 LANCASTER — The Valley’s second case of West Nile virus this season has been found in an infected great horned owl, Antelope Valley…

Posted by Vector and Vector-borne Disease Committee July 20, 2022 Lucas S. Blanton1, Bethany R. Quade1, Alejandro Ramírez-Hernández2, Nicole L. Mendell3, Alejandro Villasante-Tezanos4, Donald H. Bouyer3, John L. VandeBerg5, and…

From The Horse July 19, 2022 The California Department of Food and Agriculture confirmed a 4-year-old unvaccinated Quarter Horse gelding in Kern County, California, positive for West Nile virus (WNV)…

From KRON4 July 18, 2022 Mosquitoes carrying West Nile virus have been found in Santa Clara and Sunnyvale, the County of Santa Clara Vector Control District confirmed on Monday. On…

From the Lake Balboa Neighborhood Council July 18, 2022 The Greater LA County Vector Control reminds everyone that we no longer have a “mosquito season.” Mosquitos remain active throughout the year…

From FOX 26 News July 15, 2022 KINGS COUNTY, Calif. — The first positive human case of West Nile (WNV) has now been reported in Kings County, the first in the…

Posted by Vector and Vector-borne Disease Committee July 13, 2022 Christopher M Roundy, Sarah A Hamer, Italo B Zecca, Edward B Davila, Lisa D Auckland, Wendy Tang, Haley Gavranovic, Sonja…

From the Mercury News July 13, 2022 West Nile virus season has kicked off in Solano County with the discovery of a deceased and infected bird, county officials announced Tuesday.…

From the Modesto Bee July 13, 2022 Stanislaus County public health officials confirmed a case of St. Louis encephalitis Wednesday. The viral disease spread by mosquitoes is less common than…

From CBS Los Angeles July 11, 2022 Nine new samples have come up positive for West Nile virus across Los Angeles County, vector control district officials announced Monday. New positive…

From the Daily Journal July 11, 2022 Mosquitoes with West Nile virus have been found in Sunnyvale and Santa Clara. The County of Santa Clara Vector Control District has confirmed…

From KRON4 July 10, 2022 SANTA CLARA CO., Calif. (BCN) — Mosquitoes with West Nile virus have been found in Sunnyvale and Santa Clara. The County of Santa Clara Vector…

Posted by Vector and Vector-borne Disease Committee July 2, 2022 Authors: Chanida Fongsaran, Krit Jirakanwisal, Natthida Tongluan, Allison Latour, Sean Healy, Rebecca C. Christofferson, Kevin R. Macaluso Affiliation:  Vector-Borne Disease…

From the County of Santa Clara June 29, 2022 Targeted adult mosquito control treatment scheduled for Thursday, June 30 in a limited area within Milpitas SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CALIF. – The County…

From Action News Now June 28, 2022 BUTTE COUNTY, Calif. – The mosquito that carries yellow fever has been confirmed in Butte County. This is the third year in a row…

Posted by Vector and Vector-borne Disease Committee June 27, 2022 Seynabou Sougoufara, Hanna Yorkston-Dives, Nurul Masyirah Aklee, Adanan Che Rus, Jaal Zairi & Frederic Tripet Centre for Applied Entomology and…

From Yahoo News June 25, 2022 Jun. 25—STOCKTON — The San Joaquin County Mosquito and Vector Control District announced Thursday that its mosquito-borne disease surveillance program recently detected West Nile…

From the Los Angeles Times June 24, 2022 Summer is here and so are the mosquitoes in your backyard, waiting to nibble at your ankles. And elbows. And earlobes. Not…

From the Merced Sun-Star June 21, 2022 The year’s first local confirmation of West Nile Virus was announced by the Merced County Mosquito Abatement District Tuesday, along with an appeal…

Posted by Vector and Vector-borne Disease Committee June 21, 2022 Kate Varela, Jennifer A. Brown, Beth Lipton, John Dunn, Danielle Stanek and NASPHV Committee Consultants VECTOR-BORNE AND ZOONOTIC DISEASES 22…

Posted by Vector and Vector-borne Disease Committee June 21, 2022 Erin Staples,1* Katherine B. Gibney,1,2, Amanda J. Panella,1 Harry E. Prince,3 Alison J. Basile,1  Janeen Laven,1  James J. Sejvar,4  and…

From the Daily Republic June 17, 2022 FAIRFIELD — The recognition of National Mosquito Control Awareness Week lets area residents know the height of the mosquito season is closing in…

From the Manteca Bulletin June 16, 2022 Free distribution of mosquitofish will be available to residents of Ripon, Manteca, Lathrop and the surrounding San Joaquin County areas. This was announced…

From OCMVCD June 15, 2022 Garden Grove, CA.  June brings warm weather, more mosquitoes, and National Mosquito Awareness Week. To increase awareness of mosquitoes and the diseases they can transmit,…

From New Santa Ana June 15, 2022 Garden Grove, CA. June brings warm weather, more mosquitoes, and National Mosquito Awareness Week. To increase awareness of mosquitoes and the diseases they…

From the Antelope Valley Press June 15, 2022 LANCASTER — The Valley has seen its first finding of mosquitoes carrying West Nile virus this season, officials from the Antelope Valley…

From NBC Los Angeles June 13, 2022 What is the West Nile Virus? The “West Nile Virus” was first identified in the sub-region of Uganda called The West Nile. The…

From KTLA June 13, 2022 A mosquito tested positive for West Nile virus in Los Angeles County, marking the first such sample this year, health officials announced Monday. The positive mosquito sample…

From NBC Palm Springs June 8, 2022 THERMAL (CNS) – Mosquitoes collected in Thermal tested positive for West Nile virus, the first detection of the virus in the city this…

From Gold Country Media June 7, 2022 The Placer Mosquito and Vector Control District encourages area residents to prepare now for West Nile virus season by protecting themselves from potential…

From SCV News June 7, 2022 The Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District has confirmed the first detection in 2022 of West Nile virus activity in Los Angeles County.…