From the Escalon Times
August 28, 2019
It was a little late in arriving, but West Nile Virus is making its presence known in the Central Valley.
Specifically, there have been a number of ground and a few aerial spraying operations in and around the Escalon area over the past few weeks.
“Overall in San Joaquin County, the last two weeks, we have seen a significant rise in West Nile Virus activity,” said San Joaquin County Mosquito and Vector Control District Public Information Officer Aaron Devencenzi explained.
Around the county, last week, there were 36 positive samples of mosquitoes, collected in traps and six of those positive samples were collected in Escalon.
“There were 63 positive samples the week prior, 14 of those were in Escalon,” Devencenzi added.
A test sample is 50 or less mosquitoes collected in a trap.