West Nile Virus infection usually results in no symptoms or in mild flu-like symptoms. In some cases symptoms may include fever, headache and body aches often accompanied by skin rash and swollen lymph glands. As with influenza, senior citizens are at greater risk of more severe disease. Residents who are concerned about illness should seek medical attention from their physician. The health department would like to reassure everyone that we are working closely with County and State agencies to ensure coordinated mosquito control and disease surveillance programs continue effectively.
Inspectors are out in the field looking for breeding areas and enforcing their elimination.
We are responding to resident s calls for information and also will respond to calls about dead birds. We will continue to submit viable dead crows for analysis as long as the State Health Department accepts them.