From the Visalia Times Delta
June 13, 2022
A mosquito collected in southwest Visalia tested positive for the West Nile virus, the Delta Mosquito and Vector Control District confirmed.
Out of the 750 mosquito samples the special district has tested in 2022, only one sample – collected between South Akers and South Linwood streets – tested positive for the West Nile virus.
“It’s common to get positive mosquitos, from what I have seen,” Community Education and Outreach Coordinator Erick Arriaga said. “But positive humans are a lot rarer.”
In response to the positive collection sample, the Delta Mosquito and Vector Control District will be increasing the amount of mosquito control technicians in the area “to reduce the number of mosquitoes and interrupt further transmission” of the virus.