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Archive Home > 2005 > September > 12 > West Nile threat exists, but it's low

West Nile threat exists, but it's low

Virus-bearing bugs rare, but county is still urging caution

By Kayley Mendenhall / The Bulletin
September 12, 2005

In the past week, Bruce Landolt of the Four Rivers Vector Control District hasn't trapped enough of the type of mosquitoes known to transmit West Nile virus to bother testing them for the disease.

"The numbers are way down and dropping off quite fast," said Landolt, who is responsible....

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