West Nile virus-infected mosquitoes confirmed in Larimer County

FORT COLLINS – Mosquitoes from one trap in southeast Fort Collins have
tested positive for West Nile virus, according to officials at the
Larimer County Department of Health and Environment. The mosquitoes were
collected the week of July 19 through 23.

Mosquito traps are placed each week in Fort Collins, Loveland, Timnath,
and Berthoud. Mosquitoes from some of the traps are then tested in
groups called “pools” for the presence of West Nile infection.

“It’s already been a week since many of those mosquitoes were trapped,
so it’s likely that the number of infected mosquitoes…