West Nile virus has been detected in Monterey County for the first time this year, county health officials announced Monday.
More West Nile virus activity has been reported in Contra Costa County with the confirmation today of a dead bird in Walnut Creek and a group of mosquitoes in Byron testing positive for the virus.
This may not sound like a great idea, but the goal is to reduce the mosquito population and the threat of West Nile Virus and Zika, which the insects carry.
A section of Milpitas east of the Great Mall shopping center is scheduled for treatment Wednesday night after mosquitoes recently found in the area tested positive for West Nile virus, according to the Santa Clara County Vector Control District.
Santa Clara County Vector Control officials are fogging part of a San Jose neighborhood to stop the spread of the West Nile virus.