• Facebook
  • Google Plus
  • Instagram
  • RSS Feed
  • Twitter

Menu

Skip to content
  • About
  • Staff
  • Contact
  • Advertise
  • FAQ
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service
Header image

MyNewsLA.comLogo

Breaking news for greater Los Angeles and Orange County

Menu

Skip to content
  • Crime
  • Government
  • Business
  • Education
  • Sports
  • Hollywood
  • Life
  • OC
  • Filly Euthanized After Fracturing Ankle During Race at Santa Anita
  • Coroner Releases Name of Woman Found Dead in Lancaster
  • Fire Damages Home in Palm Desert
  • Riverside Resident Killed in Crash
  • Rain, Hail Hit Southern California in the First Major Winter Storm of 2021

Home » Uncategorized » This Article

29 More Mosquitoes Test Positive for West Nile in Coachella Valley

Posted by Contributing Editor on June 12, 2019 in Uncategorized | Leave a response
Share this article:
Facebooktwitterredditpinterestlinkedinmail

The number of mosquitoes testing positive for West Nile virus reached new heights in the Coachella Valley this week, vector control officials said Wednesday.

The Coachella Valley Vector Control District collected 29 samples of mosquitoes with the virus in the last week, bringing the total number of positive samples collected this year to 108, according to the district’s Tammy Gordon.

At this time last year, no West Nile-positive mosquitoes had been detected, Gordon said.

The most recent samples were collected from communities across the valley, including Coachella, Indio, Mecca, Thermal and La Quinta.

Gordon said the sample collected from La Quinta marked the first time West Nile virus has been detected in that city so far this year.

There have been no reports of humans infected with the virus in California this year, but three people in Arizona have tested positive.

Vector Control District staff plan to post disease notification signs near the trap locations where West Nile Virus was detected and will increase surveillance and inspections for standing water sources, where mosquitoes can lay eggs, Gordon said.

West Nile virus is transmitted to humans through the bite of an infected mosquito. Most infected people will have no symptoms, but about one-fifth of those infected will develop fever, headaches and body aches, according to the Centers for Disease Control. About one in 150 infected people will develop a serious and sometimes fatal illness.

Risk of infection can be reduced by using insect repellent and wearing long-sleeved shirts and long pants to prevent bites from mosquitoes, according to the CDC.

Like this story? Don’t miss any breaking news from MyNewsLA.com. Sign up here for your free newsletter.

 
29 More Mosquitoes Test Positive for West Nile in Coachella Valley was last modified: June 12th, 2019 by Contributing Editor

>> Want to read more stories like this? Get our Free Daily Newsletters Here!

Follow us:
Facebooktwitterrss
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Coachella, more, mosquitoes, Nile, positive, test, valley, West

Advertisement

Get The Latest News by Email!

Sign up here for our free newsletters. We’ll send you the latest headlines every morning and every weekday afternoon.

 
FORECAST FOR LOS ANGELES
46°
Rain
Feels like: 46°F
Wind: 2mph N
Humidity: 84%
Pressure: 29.87"Hg
UV index: 0
SunMonTue
59/45°F
57/39°F
57/45°F
Weather forecast Los Angeles, California ▸

Most Popular Today

  • Rape, Oral Copulation Of Unconscious Woman Who Then Died In Pomona: Homeless Suspect Charged 2,800 views
  • Man Killed By Vehicle on Harbor Freeway in Downtown Los Angeles 2,400 views
  • One Killed in Rollover Crash on Highway 74 in Homeland 2,400 views
  • Orange County’s Second Vaccine Mega Site Set To Open Saturday 2,000 views
  • Stretch of Jamboree Road in Irvine Closed Saturday 1,800 views

©2021 CalNews Inc.

Menu

  • About
  • Staff
  • Contact
  • Advertise
  • FAQ
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service