Mosquitos Test Positive For West Nile Virus In San Jose; Fogging To Begin Early

May 19, 2014 9:48 PM

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BRENTWOOD, CA - AUGUST 23: Technicians with the Contra Costa County Mosquito and Vector Control District drive a truck through a neighborhood fogging with Pyrocide 7396 insecticide on August 23, 2012 in Brentwood, California. In the wake of the largest outbreak of the West Nile Virus in the U.S. history, the Contra Costa County Mosquito and Vector Control is fogging areas of the county that have seen a spike in numbers of mosquitoes carrying the West Nile Virus. More than 1,100 people in the Unites States have been infected with West Nile and 41 people have died. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

SAN JOSE (CBS SF) — Mosquitoes have tested positive for West Nile Virus in San Jose, according to South Bay officials.

Fogging trucks will roll through parts of San Jose and Campbell earlier than ever this year because of the find.

“I think I’m going to have my kids come out here with insect repellent now,” San Jose resident Bob McCarty said.

The county will spray a zone south of I-280, and north of East Campbell Avenue Thursday night.

Dead birds may be a sign of West Nile Virus, which can cause flu-like symptoms including fever, headache, and body aches. In some cases, the virus can lead to neurological damage, or death.

“One of my neighbors said that she noticed a couple of dead crows in her backyard,” McCarty said.

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