West Nile Virus

Three sentinel chickens recently tested positive for West Nile virus in the county. While mosquitoes tend to be a year-round problem in Florida, heavy rains with flooding tend to increase their presence.

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State health officials have increased concerns that other people may become sick as Lee County becomes the latest county to detect the virus.

Today, the same day that the first human case of West Nile virus was reported in Florida this year, health officials warned that sentinel chickens in Lee County have tested positive for the infection. Someone near Daytona Beach in Volusia County has been infected with the virus, which is most often spread by a bite from a mosquito. Most people do not develop any symptoms from the virus, however, about 20 percent infected will experience headaches, body aches, joint pain, diarrhea, or a rash, or some combination.

Health officials issued an advisory after three sentinel chickens tested positive for the mosquito-borne disease.

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