Eastern Equine Encephalitis

Along with long lines at precincts on this Election Day, voters in Mobile County need to be on alert for West Nile Virus. The local Health Department is asking residents to take extra precautions against mosquitoes. For the second time in a week, a sentinel chicken in the county tested positive for West Nile Virus.

The hot, steamy, months of July and August are peak mosquito season on the Gulf Coast. The Mobile County Public Health Department is preparing for this battle of the bugs by bringing in a new batch of recruits to help out. They’re not human foot soldiers but sentinel chickens. This APR story was made possible by a grant from the Caring Foundation.

State health officials are warning the public to be on guard for a disease spread by mosquitoes. Two human cases of Eastern Equine Encephalitis have been reported in Baldwin County in the past few weeks. One of those illnesses ended in a fatality. The Alabama Department of Public Health is alerting state residents to take precautions to avoid being bitten. The list includes using bug repellent, wearing long sleeved shirts and long trousers.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Health officials say a south Alabama resident has died from a mosquito-borne virus.The Department of Public Health says the death…

A deadly mosquito-borne virus has been detected in south Alabama.AL.com reports mosquitoes in parts of Mobile County are carrying Eastern Equine…