West Nile Virus

Local health officials say there's a greater risk of West Nile virus this year. The number of mosquitoes that carry the virus has jumped dramatically.

Colorado Sun reporter Michael Booth joins us to talk about the worst avian flu outbreak the state has ever seen and a Metropolitan State University of Denver biology professor who's doing "hands-on" West Nile Virus research with mosquitoes.

Residents in the city of Fort Collins may see some spraying this Thursday and Sunday. Tests have shown the level of West Nile Virus is high, so the city is turning to mosquito population control.

Weld County health officials have detected cases of West Nile Virus in local mosquito traps.

Every summer a virus that can cause lifelong neurological damage and even death comes to Colorado. The West Nile virus is spread by mosquitoes who feed on…

Cities and towns are preparing for mosquito season and the threat of the Zika virus by spreading pesticides. It worked for the West Nile virus but may not be as effective for controlling Zika.

In 1999, West Nile virus snuck into the United States. Like many border-crossing diseases, the virus wreaked more havoc in its new home, where those it…

Researchers with the National Center for Atmospheric Research and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that increased West Nile outbreaks…

Insecticide spraying for West Nile infected mosquitoes will begin Friday, August 15 in the highest risk portion of Larimer County, an area that overlaps…

Weld County public health officials say a wet summer has lead to more of the mosquitoes that carry the West Nile virus.The highest concentration of the…