The Roosevelt County Health Department confi rmed the first mosquito pool testing positive for West Nile virus in Roosevelt County was identifi ed west of Froid from a July 26, sample. WNV is spread by mosquitoes and can potentially lead to serious illness in people. Mosquitoes get the virus when they bite an infected bird. People and animals are infected when an infected mosquito bites them. Most
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