/tags/west-nile-virus West Nile Virus en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Fri, 21 Jul 2023 17:23:08 GMT /news/2023-07-21/mosquitoes-that-carry-west-nile-virus-are-abundant-this-year-thats-worrying-local-health-officials Local health officials say there's a greater risk of West Nile virus this year. The number of mosquitoes that carry the virus has jumped dramatically. Fri, 21 Jul 2023 17:23:08 GMT /news/2023-07-21/mosquitoes-that-carry-west-nile-virus-are-abundant-this-year-thats-worrying-local-health-officials Beau Baker /news/2022-12-13/news-brief-with-the-colorado-sun-avian-flu-the-mosquito-man Colorado Sun reporter Michael Booth joins us to talk about the worst avian flu outbreak the state has ever seen and a Metropolitan State University of Denver biology professor who's doing "hands-on" West Nile Virus research with mosquitoes. Tue, 13 Dec 2022 20:34:37 GMT /news/2022-12-13/news-brief-with-the-colorado-sun-avian-flu-the-mosquito-man Nikole Robinson Carroll /2022-08-24/fort-collins-will-spray-the-city-to-reduce-populations-of-mosquitoes-with-west-nile-virus Residents in the city of Fort Collins may see some spraying this Thursday and Sunday. Tests have shown the level of West Nile Virus is high, so the city is turning to mosquito population control. Wed, 24 Aug 2022 21:07:27 GMT /2022-08-24/fort-collins-will-spray-the-city-to-reduce-populations-of-mosquitoes-with-west-nile-virus Maxine Speier, Beau Baker /2020-08-19/mosquitos-with-west-nile-virus-found-in-weld-county Weld County health officials have detected cases of West Nile Virus in local mosquito traps. Wed, 19 Aug 2020 21:33:44 GMT /2020-08-19/mosquitos-with-west-nile-virus-found-in-weld-county Amanda Andrews /health/2017-05-17/colorado-cdc-lab-key-in-fight-against-zika-west-nile Every summer a virus that can cause lifelong neurological damage and even death comes to Colorado. The West Nile virus is spread by mosquitoes who feed on… Wed, 17 May 2017 11:30:00 GMT /health/2017-05-17/colorado-cdc-lab-key-in-fight-against-zika-west-nile /npr-news/2016-05-26/to-kill-mosquitoes-that-spread-zika-strike-before-they-fly Cities and towns are preparing for mosquito season and the threat of the Zika virus by spreading pesticides. It worked for the West Nile virus but may not be as effective for controlling Zika. Thu, 26 May 2016 19:10:00 GMT /npr-news/2016-05-26/to-kill-mosquitoes-that-spread-zika-strike-before-they-fly Hansi Lo Wang /environment/2015-11-09/west-niles-ravages-still-affecting-north-americas-birds In 1999, West Nile virus snuck into the United States. Like many border-crossing diseases, the virus wreaked more havoc in its new home, where those it… Mon, 09 Nov 2015 14:13:59 GMT /environment/2015-11-09/west-niles-ravages-still-affecting-north-americas-birds Stephanie Paige Ogburn /science/2015-05-11/ncar-cdc-researching-weather-as-a-west-nile-predictor Researchers with the National Center for Atmospheric Research and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that increased West Nile outbreaks… Mon, 11 May 2015 11:00:00 GMT /science/2015-05-11/ncar-cdc-researching-weather-as-a-west-nile-predictor Erin O'Toole /environment/2014-08-13/larimer-county-to-spray-for-mosquitoes-in-southeast-fort-collins Insecticide spraying for West Nile infected mosquitoes will begin Friday, August 15 in the highest risk portion of Larimer County, an area that overlaps… Wed, 13 Aug 2014 21:55:04 GMT /environment/2014-08-13/larimer-county-to-spray-for-mosquitoes-in-southeast-fort-collins /health/2014-08-08/who-loves-a-cool-wet-summer-colorado-mosquitoes Weld County public health officials say a wet summer has lead to more of the mosquitoes that carry the West Nile virus.The highest concentration of the… Fri, 08 Aug 2014 19:54:21 GMT /health/2014-08-08/who-loves-a-cool-wet-summer-colorado-mosquitoes