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Health officials say more West Nile virus detected, rabid bat found in swimsuit - KTVB.com
Jul 30, 2021 48 secs

First, Central District Health officials say that West Nile virus has now been detected in mosquito pools in Ada and Elmore counties.

On Wednesday, the Ada County Mosquito Abatement District confirmed the presence of the virus in three separate mosquito traps in Kuna.

Secondly, CDH says a bat found recently in Boise County has tested positive for rabies.

Last year, 17 bats tested positive for rabies statewide; no area in Idaho is considered rabies-free. .

During regular business hours in Ada, Boise and Elmore Counties, call 208-327-7499 and in Valley County, call 208-634-7194.

As for West Nile virus, both Ada and Elmore counties have treated the areas where the positive mosquito pools were detected to reduce the risk infection.

In Ada County, three trap locations in Kuna tested positive for the virus; in Elmore County, just one location tested positive along Canyon Creek Road, north of Mountain Home.

The virus is usually contracted from the bite of an infected mosquito.

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