Health officials say that they are discovering mosquitoes with West Nile virus, a potentially fatal illness, across multiple states in recent days.
On Thursday, authorities in Des Moines, Iowa, announced that virus-positive mosquitoes were found in surveillance traps and through testing them. The city said that it is now performing city-wide testing.
“Treatments will continue over several nights to cover the entire community, and applications in residential areas will generally begin after 8 p.m.,” the City of Des Moines said in a news release. “The treatment will help reduce the local adult mosquito populations that may transmit the virus to people and pets, helping preserve Des Moines residents’ health and comfort.”…