COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control announced Tuesday that the West Nile Virus has been detected in a Richland County bird. According to DHEC, they were notified July 17 of a virus-positive bird taken from Downtown Columbia. It is important to note, that health officials say, there have been no confirmed transmissions of West…
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) – An official says two West Nile virus cases in South Carolina are connected to Hurricane Matthew. Beaufort County Mosquito Control director Gregg Hunt says organic material left in standing water after the storm was the ideal breeding ground for the type of mosquito that carries the West Nile virus. Beaufort County’s first human case…
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)– West Nile has been detected in South Carolina for the first time this year. The Department of Health and Environmental Control and Beaufort County officials confirm mosquitoes in the Lowcountry have tested positive for West Nile virus. Residents of Columbia say they think there are more mosquitoes buzzing around than usual. “I mean I can’t go…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — Nearly six months after October’s historic floods, experts say prepare to battle the early onset of mosquito season. Crews in some counties hard-hit by the flooding and rains have been out earlier than usual treating ditches to kill mosquito larvae. Mosquitoes in South Carolina can carry a number of diseases such as West Nile virus, the…
