MODESTO BEE
ORIGINAL ARTICLE

By TIM MORAN
BEE STAFF WRITER
Last Updated: June 20, 2006, 11:55:22 AM PDT

West Nile Virus has arrived in Stanislaus County for the first time this season, detected in a single mosquito near Grayson.

The mosquito, collected June 12, was the first of the 719 collected by the Turlock Mosquito Abatement this year to test positive.

Mosquitoes spread the virus from birds to humans and horses.

Most humans don't show symptoms, but the virus can cause fever and flu-like symptoms, and in rare cases, neurological problems and even death. It is more often fatal to horses, but there are vaccines available for horses.

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