San Jose
– The Santa Clara County Vector Control District has confirmed
that three dead birds found in south San Jose have tested positive
for West Nile virus, bringing to five the number of infected birds
found in the county this year.
San Jose – The Santa Clara County Vector Control District has confirmed that three dead birds found in south San Jose have tested positive for West Nile virus, bringing to five the number of infected birds found in the county this year.
A quail, was found March 15 in the area of Almaden Expressway and Meridian Avenue, a Lesser Goldfinch, was found March 17 in the area near Blossom Hill Road and Santa Teresa Boulevard, and a blackbird, was found March 25 in the area of Almaden Expressway and Blossom Hill Road.
“Although these are not the first West Nile-positive birds to be found in the county this year, the find is significant in that the birds were all found within 10 days and a five-mile radius of each other,” said Kriss Costa, community educational specialist for the district. “This is an area that was considered a “hot spot” last year. Eighteen of the 46 positive birds found in the county were from the same general area.”
Experts are predicting northern California will be the epicenter of the West Nile Virus this year.
This virus is transmitted to humans and animals through the bite of an infected mosquito and cannot be spread from person to person.
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