Bexar County increased the number of mosquito traps it places outside San Antonio’s city limits back in April—due to Zika concerns. This week, the state health department found West Nile in a mosquito or group of mosquitoes caught in one of those 27 traps. “We immediately jumped out here, aggressively treated the area with foggers. We treated all standing water with larvicide,” said Bexar County spokeswomen. “We continue to carefully monitor the area, and today what we’re doing is going door to door alerting all the neighbors.” Public health officials have known that the disease exists in the local mosquito population, but the positive test reminds the public to watch out for a range of mosquito-borne illnesses. On Thursday, a few dozen first responders from different agencies met on a suburban street south of Helotes. Army Veteran Frank Dickey is part of the Community Emergency Response Team and rang doorbells to remind people to wear mosquito repellant and get rid of standing water.
Source: Texas Public Radio
