West Nile shows up in Fairfax mosquitos

Published July 4, 2006 12:00am ET



Officials say mosquitos in Fairfax County tested positive for West Nile over the weekend, Virginia’s first recorded incidence of the virus this year.

The potentially fatal insect-borne disease was detected in a batch of the bugs Friday in Muddy Hole Farm Park, said Jorge Arias, a county health official.

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