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Vigo County reports 18 mosquito pools positive for West Nile; state cases also rose
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Vigo County vector-control staff reported 18 mosquito pools tested positive for West Nile virus after testing 104 pools locally; county officials urged residents to remove standing water and use insect repellent.
Mike, a vector-control staff member for the Vigo County Health Department, told the Board of Health that county surveillance found 18 mosquito pools positive for West Nile virus after testing 104 pools this year.
The findings are part of a larger statewide uptick: "Indiana, all 92 counties had West Nile–positive pools," Mike said, reporting 803 positive pools statewide and 34 human cases in Indiana this year. He said neighboring Illinois recorded 3,964 positive pools and 119…
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