Twin Falls senior is Idaho’s first West Nile death this year
This is an Aedes triseriatus mosquito, known as one of the many types of mosquitoes known to carry the West Nile virus. (Robert S. Craig/CDC)
A senior Twin Falls resident died from West Nile, becoming Idaho’s first death from the virus this year, state health officials announced Friday.
Infected mosquitoes spread West Nile virus through bites. Virus activity has been detected this year in mosquitoes in seven southern Idaho counties and Malheur County in Oregon, according to a news release from the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare. The virus has been found in Canyon County and Ada County. But not all counties test mosquitoes.
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