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Health officials found mosquitoes with West Nile Virus in Pinal County this week. West Nile can cause severe illness, and even death in rare instances. Photo courtesy of Pinal County
The first West Nile Virus (WNV) positive mosquitoes of the season were found this week during routine surveillance, the Pinal County Public Health Services District said.
Surveillance data is used to help determine the risk of mosquito-borne disease to county residents and visitors, and guides the health department in its disease prevention efforts.
The county did not say where the mosquitoes testing positive were found.
West Nile Virus, a disease spread through the bite of certain mosquitoes, is now common in Arizona. Pinal County’s surveillance program specifically looks for mosquitoes that potentially spread disease to people in the community.
Mosquitos with West Nile Virus detected in Pinal County
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Storm delays COVID-19 vaccine shipments, thousands of appointments could be postponed in southern Arizona
KMSB 9-10 p.m. recurring (FROM SB) - clipped version By Hannah Tiede | February 17, 2021 at 11:30 PM MST - Updated February 18 at 5:35 AM
TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) -Winter storms are creating a vaccine whiteout - at least, temporarily. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention expects “widespread delays” in COVID-19 vaccine deliveries in the coming days due to severe weather sweeping across much of the U.S.
All of Arizona’s vaccine shipments scheduled for this week are delayed. That’s roughly 86,000 Pfizer doses and 91,000 Moderna doses. A spokesperson for the Arizona Department of Health Services says the sites in Maricopa and Pima counties administering the Pfizer vaccine should have enough doses on hand to continue operations.