Sample of mosquitoes in Clark County test positive for West Nile Virus

A sample of mosquitoes collected in Park Layne area has tested positive for the West Nile Virus, according to a statement from the Clark County Combined Health District.

As a result of the positive sample, the CCCHD is sending an alert to the “local medical community to facilitate quicker human diagnosis of West Nile Virus,” the statement said. Although, there is no one specific treatment for the infection and treatment is based upon symptoms.

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Symptoms typically show up between three and 14 days after being bit by an infected mosquito. Symptoms can range from severe to mild and include; high fever, headache, neck stiffness, stupor, disorientation, coma and tremors.

West Nile Virus is most commonly spread by infected mosquitoes and can lead to severe fever, encephalitis (inflammation of the brain) or meningitis (inflammation of the lining of the brain and spinal cord), according to the statement.

The CCCHD traps mosquitoes throughout the county during the summer months and submits them to the Ohio Department of Health as part of their Vector-Borne Disease program.

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