Mosquitoes tested positive for West Nile virus in Tulsa County leading to increased warnings in Oklahoma.
According to a News On 6 report, the Tulsa Health Department advised residents about the positive tests on Friday. The mosquitos that carried the West Nile virus were trapped in midtown just east of the city’s Fairgrounds.
The Health Department advised the city and the state to practice caution. In a statement, they said, “It is important for residents to remember to take precautions against WNV and other mosquito borne illness. At this time, there have been no confirmed cases of WNV in humans in Tulsa County this year.”
However, Tulsa Health Department’s Scott Meador reminded residents, “It only takes one biter to potentially be infected with a very serious disease, so wear the repellants, avoid being outside, and that could avoid you or your friend and family from possibly obtaining a very serious disease.”
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