Several states issued alerts this week due to West Nile virus after counties reported their first cases while Kanas put nearly the entire state in the high risk category.
Dekalb County's board said crews are applying larvicide, an insecticide that targets the larval stage life of a mosquito, in low-lying areas and storms drains.
Salt Lake City Mosquito Abatement District biologist Nadja Reissen examines a mosquito, Aug. 26, 2019, in Salt Lake City."Larvicide keeps young mosquitoes from becoming flying, biting adults," the board said.put five of the state's six regions in the high-risk categoryKansas has seen 22 cases this year, including 17 neuroinvasive cases -- meaning the virus has affected the nervous system. Three deaths have been reported.
"We're right in the middle of our peak timeframe for WNV transmission here in Kansas, and with more widespread virus activity this year than in the previous several years, it's important to take mosquito bite prevention measures to protect yourself, your family, and livestock against all mosquito-borne illnesses," Dr. Erin Petro, the state's public health veterinarian, said in a statement.
West Nile virus is the leading cause of mosquito-borne disease in the contiguous United States, according to theIt was first introduced in the Western Hemisphere during the summer of 1999 after people were diagnosed in New York City.
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