SAN BERNARDINO, Calif., July 6 (Inland Empire News Online) — Residents in San Bernardino County are being urged to drain standing water and avoid mosquito bites after county health officials said mosquitoes collected in San Bernardino tested positive for West Nile virus.
San Bernardino County officials said Thursday the mosquito collection was the first to test positive for West Nile virus in the county’s mosquito and vector control area in 2024.
The county Department of Public Health said its mosquito and vector control program is taking steps to eliminate breeding hazards and is telling residents to remove standing water around homes and protect themselves from mosquito bites.
West Nile virus is spread by infected mosquitoes, can make people and horses sick, and is monitored through mosquito trapping and testing and dead-bird testing, according to San Diego County’s vector-control program.
