West Nile Virus detected in sentinel chicken in Mobile County

📆 12/12/2022 9:18 PM
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A sentinel chicken used by the Mobile County Health Department to detect mosquito-borne diseases in the community has tested positive for West Nile Virus.

WNV has been confirmed by laboratory results, according to Dr. Kevin P. Michaels, health officer for Mobile County. The coop is located in the 36541 ZIP Code area, the Mobile County Health Department reports.

The risk of encephalitis spread by mosquitoes is highest from August through the first freeze in the fall. MCHD’s Vector Services will increase spraying and conduct door-to-door surveys in the immediate areas. Inspectors will also attempt to trap adult mosquitoes and test them for the presence of WNV.

WNV is transmitted from bird to mosquito to bird during the transmission cycle. Mosquitoes can spread these viruses by feeding on the blood of infected birds and then biting another host animal or mammal, such as a human or a horse.

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