LATEST: Colorado health officials diagnosed West Nile Virus in a La Plata County resident Monday, marking the state’s first human case of the virus this year.
Colorado health officials diagnosed the West Nile Virus in a La Plata County resident Monday, marking the state’s first human case of the virus this year.from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, officials have found West Nile in mosquitos in seven other counties throughout Colorado so far this season.
“Mosquito populations are at historic levels in some parts of the state due to the high rainfall this year,” Monday’s news release stated. “This unusually high mosquito activity along with known presence of the virus has caused an elevated risk of West Nile virus transmission to humans.
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