From the Elk Grove Citizen
June 19, 2020
A mosquito sample tested positive for the West Nile Virus in Elk Grove, local mosquito control officials announced on June 10. This marks the first time that the virus was detected in mosquitoes in Sacramento County this year.
Gary Goodman, the general manager of the Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito and Vector Control District, said mosquito activity has increased during the recent, hot weather.
“It’s important for residents to take these findings seriously and do everything they can to protect themselves,” he said in a press statement.
West Nile is a mosquito-borne virus that infects humans and cause flulike symptoms in mild cases, and can become lethal in severe cases. There were 225 confirmed West Nile human cases and six deaths in California last year, Goodman’s district staff reported.
West Nile has been detected in mosquitoes and dead birds in Sacramento and Yolo counties over the past 15 years.