SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A number of counties in Utah are reporting mosquito populations carrying West Nile virus following a spring with weather conditions that allowed the pests to flourish.
The Deseret News reported Sunday that officials in Davis, Salt Lake, Sevier, Uintah and Weber counties have found mosquito populations with the virus.
The wet season that left standing water combined with above-average temperatures created favorable conditions for mosquito populations to grow.
Salt Lake City Mosquito Abatement District Executive Director Ary Faraji says they took aggressive efforts to contain the populations early, so the problem is not as bad as anticipated.
West Nile virus can be deadly and can cause symptoms such as fever, headache, drowsiness and nausea.
