West Nile Virus was found in mosquitoes in north Sparks and south Reno.
We are at that time of year when mosquitoes are out and about biting people. Northern Nevada Public Health is using a new tool to try and get rid of them.
Getting bitten by a mosquito is more often than not annoying and uncomfortable, but it could also lead to more serious conditions due to the diseases they can carry.
The 76,788-acre Mosquito Fire is now 100% contained.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
Smoke from the wildfire is expected to create unhealthy air quality in the Truckee Meadows.
The Vector Borne Disease Program (VBD) will be conducting aerial larviciding applications to treat mosquito larvae beginning May 5.
Nevada is in the top 4 for the West Nile Virus incidence this year in the U.S. Today it returned to Washoe County, with the first human case here this year.
The Washoe County Health District Vector-Borne Diseases Program says they will conduct a helicopter larviciding application in the early morning hours on Wednesday.