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Anoka County hears mosquito-control briefing as West Nile cases rose last year
Summary
Metropolitan Mosquito Control District officials told the Anoka County Board that the seven-county metro recorded 51 West Nile cases in 2025 (about double the year before), described steps to expand surveillance and reduce mosquito habitat, and announced districtwide tire-recycling events for residents.
At its April 14, 2026 meeting, the Anoka County Board of Commissioners heard a presentation from the Metropolitan Mosquito Control District on efforts to curb disease-carrying mosquitoes and on tools residents can use to track local activity.
The district’s executive director, Daniel Huff, told the board the seven-county metro recorded 51 West Nile virus cases last year — about twice the previous year — and that more than 20 people were hospitalized with neuroinvasive disease. "Last year, in the district, in the 7 County metro area, we had 51 cases of West Nile virus. That is twice what we had the year before," Huff said, adding there were three fatalities last year, including one in Anoka County.
Why it matters: higher disease counts can prompt increased targeted control measures and local…
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