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Calhoun is one of eleven counties in the state that has not had a positive bird for
West Nile virus. The most recent infected bird was from Braxton County. It could be
few birds are being turned into the Calhoun County Department of Health.
Counties surrounding Calhoun that have reported a positive case included Wirt,
Ritchie, Roane and Braxton, excluding Clay, according to health official Marlan
Zwoll.
The Calhoun County Department of Health says that persons who see dead birds
should continue to contact them.
West Nile virus may be spread to people by the bite of an infected mosquito, not from
a dead bird.
With shorter daylight hours and the temperatures falling, mosquito activity will
decrease.
A hard freeze, temperatures below 30 degrees for several nights in a row, will curtail
nearly all mosquito activity.
At least two official cases of the virus have been reported in the state, one fatal.
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