Tarrant County is Seeing a Spike in West Nile Virus Activity

HOUSTON, TEXAS – JUNE 11: Female mosquitoes collected from traps around Harris County are selected and then sorted by species at the Mosquito Survey facility Tuesday, June 11, 2024 where they will be tested for the presence of West Nile virus and St. Louis encephalitis virus in Houston. (Kirk Sides/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images)

(WBAP/KLIF) – TARRANT COUNTY – Tarrant County health officials have reported, 28 human cases, 24 hospitalizations, and one death from the West Nile Virus. Officials are concerned that most family and sporting activities take place during prime mosquito activity times. Experts have stated that to help keep the mosquitoes at bay it’s best to drain pools of standing water, and to wear long, light colored clothes and repellent with DEET.