Tom Peine, the public information officer for Bexar County Office of Emergency Management, tells MySA.com a pool of mosquitoes tested positive for West Nile Virus on Thursday.

On top of the delta variant, we also need to watch out for West Nile. 

Tom Peine, public information officer for Bexar County Office of Emergency Management, tells MySA that a pool of mosquitoes tested positive for West Nile Virus on Thursday.

He says this is the first pool with a positive test for this year. The county routinely checks its stations during the summer months.

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Peine says they collected the sample just east of FM 78 and Walzem Road, near the Ferrysage Drive area. Officials notified the surrounding neighborhood and used a mosquito fogger to alleviate the insects. 

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the West Nile Virus is the leading cause of mosquito-borne disease in the United States. It is most commonly spread to people by the bite of an infected mosquito.

Mosquitoes are present in Central Texas year-round, but the population is most active in the summer and fall, according to the CDC.

Symptoms of infection may include fever, headache, body aches, skin rash, and swollen lymph nodes. Those older than 50 or with compromised immune systems are at a higher risk for severe symptoms. There are no vaccines to prevent the virus or medications to treat people who test positive.

Here are also some actions you can follow to help reduce the number of mosquitoes in your area: