West Nile Virus Found In Franklin Co.
Thursday, July 9, 2009 1:23 PM
GAHANNA, Ohio — West Nile Virus was found in a mosquito pool for the first time this summer, Columbus Public
Health said on Thursday.
The health department said the test from a mosquito trap came back positive this week, 10TV News reported.
The department has been spraying to control mosquito populations. Spraying locations are determined based on disease presence, mosquito trap results, the number and type of mosquitoes trapped and the number of infected mosquitoes, according to CPH.
Columbus recorded no human cases of the virus in 2008 or 2007, and one case in 2006.
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