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 Mosquito and Vector Control District officials reported, on Thursday.
The owl that tested positive for the virus was found near Avenue H and 30th Street East.
“The owl was alive but ill when it was picked up by a veterinarian and taken to the Ojai Raptor Center for care,” District Entomologist Karen Mellor said in a release. It is reportedly recovering at the center.
District personnel will continue with intensive searches of the area where the owl was found, as well as through the entire District, to keep mosquito populations low and reduce the risk of disease.
The first instance of West Nile virus, this year, was reported, in mid-June, when mosquitos carrying the disease were found in a trap in the vicinity of 40th Street East and Avenue J-8.