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I’ve started to see more mosquitoes around town and it’s time to recall the two issues that we need to attend to mosquito bit prevention: West Nile Virus and Chikungunya Virus West Nile Virus is an infection we seen now every summer her in Phoenix. It is an uncommon viral infection transmitted by mosquitoes and …
West Nile is having a banner year in 2012 unfortunately, with an increase in cases across the country. Most are in Texas and Oklahoma…..Arizona, fortunately has not been having a marked increase. Still….West Nile, a virus transmitted by mosquito bites, is still prevalent here in Arizona and has it’s peak occurrence in August. So….be aware …