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Our office will be closed Thursday, November 24th and Friday, November 25th in observance of the holidays.

Our office will be closed Friday, November 11, 2022 in observance of the holiday.

Public Service Announcement   Friday, September 16, 2022   Sutter County Public Health and Yuba County Public Health have each confirmed the first human case of West Nile Virus (WNV) in Sutter County and Yuba County this year. As of September 9, 2022, forty-one human WNV cases have been reported in California. WNV is active June through October. Both of the recently confirmed local human WNV cases are experiencing severe illness.   People infected with WNV generally fall into three categories:   • No symptoms/asymptomatic (8 in 10 people) • Mild to moderate fever illness with fatigue and body aches

Our office will be closed September 5, 2022 in observance of the Labor Day Holiday.

West Nile Virus Activity The District is seeing increasing West Nile virus detections in both Sutter and Yuba Counties. This week the District has detected an additional nine positive mosquito samples, one positive dead bird, and six sentinel chickens within both counties. Please don’t take any chances and protect yourself by applying a good mosquito repellent and by wearing long sleeves and pants at dawn and dusk when mosquito activity is high. To see a map of where WNV has been identified this year and for more information, https://www.sutter-yubamvcd.org/detected-west-nile-virus-activity

West Nile Virus Activity   The District is seeing concerning levels of West Nile virus detections in both Sutter and Yuba County. This week the District has detected an additional four positive mosquito samples and 1 positive sentinel chicken between both counties. Adjacent counties are also seeing concerning detections, including Butte County, which now has a West Nile virus human case. Please don’t take any chances and protect yourself when you are outdoors by applying a good mosquito repellent and by wearing long sleeves and pants at dawn and dusk when mosquito activity is high.   To see a map

West Nile Virus Activity The district is seeing increasing West Nile virus numbers in both Sutter and Yuba County. This week the district has detected an additional eight positive mosquito samples and 1 positive dead bird within both counties. Please don’t take any chances and protect yourself by applying a good mosquito repellent and by wearing long sleeves and pants at dawn and dusk when mosquito activity is high. To see a map of where WNV has been identified this year and for more information, click below. https://www.sutter-yubamvcd.org/detected-west-nile-virus-activity

Public Service Announcement   Friday, July 22, 2022     Risk of West Nile virus has become elevated throughout Sutter and Yuba counties as more mosquitoes, and a sentinel chicken has tested positive for the virus. “We continue to see virus activity in our surveillance system that is widespread and the risk for human infection is elevated,” said Stephen Abshier, District Manager. “If you’re going to be outside when mosquitoes are active, please don’t take any chances and protect yourself by applying a good mosquito repellent and by wearing long sleeves and pants at dawn and dusk when mosquito activity