The Alameda County Mosquito Abatement District has received
confirmation from the state of a West Nile virus positive mosquito pool.
The group of mosquitoes was collected from the southeastern part of
Livermore on the night of July 3, 2014. Our ongoing mosquito surveillance and larviciding program has been intensified in the area. Alameda County last detected West Nile virus positive mosquitoes in 2009.
Alameda County, along with the rest of California, has seen an increase in West Nile virus activity this year compared to last.
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