mosquitos

August 5th, 2015, the Yakima County Mosquito Control has been notified that one of the mosquito samples collected by the Yakima County Mosquito Control, off East Selah Road, has tested positive for the West Nile virus (WNv). This is the first positive West Nile virus sample collected by Yakima County this year...

Some northern Washington and Idaho counties are gearing up for increased mosquito levels.

Protect yourself from mosquitoe bites. That's the message from the Yakima County Health District after a Yakima man was treated for the West Nile virus last month. One of the first human cases in the state in 2 years.  Spokesperson Mary Ann Patnode says don't take the advice to cover up lightly because the virus is deadly...

No cases have been found in Yakima County so far this year but federal health officials say that West Nile virus cases are up 40 percent since last week and are on pace to rival the record years of 2002 and 2003. The centers for disease control and prevention has confirmed 1,590 cases of the mosquito-borne disease and 66 deaths so far this year...