West Nile virus found in Santa Clara County

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 the presence of West Nile virus-positive mosquitoes in ZIP codes 94085, 94086, 94087 and 95051. To reduce adult mosquito populations, Vector Control will be spraying these areas with truck-mounted equipment on Monday, July 11 at about 10 p.m. and concluding a few hours later. Vector Control has not found additional positive mosquitoes in Santa Clara County except for Milpitas where spraying occurred last week.

Beverly Perez, Vector Control community resource specialist, told San Jose Spotlight residents in the immediately affected areas are notified with door hangers and through AlertSCC. Vector Control also posts information on its website and social media platforms and notifies cities where treatments are scheduled.

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