The mosquito samples were collected from zip codes in Balch Springs, Sachse and Sunnyvale.
We are less than a month into summer and West Nile Virus is already surging around North Texas.There is active monitoring across the area and Dallas County is one of the hot spots.The Dallas County Health and Human Services Laboratory has confirmed that several mosquito samples have tested positive for West Nile Virus in various cities throughout Dallas County .READ MORE: 3 Colorado poultry workers presumed to have bird fluIn response, mosquito abatement teams are treating affected areas.
We've had a lot of positive pools throughout Dallas County, which has definitely been concerning. Fortunately, we have not had any human cases, thus far. But it's definitely something that we're watching. There's also something called a vector index that we monitor. Thus far, it has not reached the level, where we've had a really bad season," said Dr. Philip Huang with Dallas County Health and Human Services.MORE HEALTH STORIESTo protect yourself, Dr.
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