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March 24-30 is Tick Bite Prevention Week, with spring approaching, Wyoming Weed and Pest Districts urge residents and visitors to take steps to avoid tick bites and tick-borne diseases.
Worldwide, mosquitoes kill more people than any other animal through vector-borne diseases, but in the United S
According to the Office of the Board of County Commissioners, West Nile virus was first detected this year in mosquitos in Sheridan County in late July. Since then, additional infected mosquitoes have been discovered. In mid-August, a case of equine West Nile virus was confirmed in Sheridan County.
Sheridan County Weed and Pest Control District has detected West Nile virus in mosquitoes in Sheridan County.
To date, West Nile virus has not been detected in humans, horses, birds, or any other animals.
County Weed and Pest Districts throughout Wyoming routinely capture and test adult mosqui