http://blog.redfin.com/sandiego/2008/06/west_nile_virus_hitting_san_diego_county.html Redfin San Diego Sweet Digs Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:10:32 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 hourly 1 http://blog.redfin.com/sandiego/2008/06/west_nile_virus_hitting_san_diego_county.html/comment-page-1#comment-7418 West Nile Virus Hitting San Diego County Wed, 11 Jun 2008 07:57:48 +0000 http://blog.redfin.com/sandiego/2008/06/west_nile_virus_hitting_san_diego_county.html#comment-7418 [...] Looks like three new reported cases of West Nile Virus were confirmed in San Diego County last week, according to the westnile.ca.gov website. Typically, the West Nile virus begins showing up in late Spring and early Summer, when mosquitoes begin hatching, and lasts into the Fall. Mosquitoes feed on birds who carry the virus, and then in turn infect humans from a subsequent bite. Two factors indicate that this could be a bad year for West Nile: drought and foreclosed/abandoned homes. Deborah Bass, of the Contra Costa Mosquito and Vector District in Northern California warns, “In drought years, West Nile is worse. The reason being is that when things dry up, little puddles can breed more mosquitoes. Mosquitoes can breed in just a couple of tablespoons of water.” In addition to puddles hiding in shady areas or around creeks, stagnant water in buckets, sand toys, birdbaths, and other shallow […]Read the full store here. [...] [...] Looks like three new reported cases of West Nile Virus were confirmed in San Diego County last week, according to the westnile.ca.gov website. Typically, the West Nile virus begins showing up in late Spring and early Summer, when mosquitoes begin hatching, and lasts into the Fall. Mosquitoes feed on birds who carry the virus, and then in turn infect humans from a subsequent bite. Two factors indicate that this could be a bad year for West Nile: drought and foreclosed/abandoned homes. Deborah Bass, of the Contra Costa Mosquito and Vector District in Northern California warns, “In drought years, West Nile is worse. The reason being is that when things dry up, little puddles can breed more mosquitoes. Mosquitoes can breed in just a couple of tablespoons of water.” In addition to puddles hiding in shady areas or around creeks, stagnant water in buckets, sand toys, birdbaths, and other shallow […]Read the full store here. [...]

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