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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

WEST NILE UPDATE 07/15/2022 Risk of West Nile virus continues to increase throughout Sutter county as more mosquitoes test positive for the virus. The District continues to fight the bite and treat both Sutter and Yuba County. We are asking our communities to partner with us by wearing EPA approved repellent when outdoors and mosquitoes are active, dump and drain any standing water around your property, report neglected swimming pools, wearing long sleeves/pants during dusk and dawn when mosquito activity is high, and staying informed by following our Facebook page, website, or signing up for our email notifications. To track

Our office will be closed on Monday July 4th in observance of the holiday.

Public Service Announcement   Tuesday June 28th, 2022    The Sutter-Yuba Mosquito & Vector Control District reports that in an effort to reduce risk of WNV in the Sutter-Yuba area, District personnel will begin ultra low volume spraying in the Wheatland, Plumas Lake, Olivehurst, Linda, East Marysville, south and west Yuba City, Live Oak, Sutter, and Tierra Buena areas. Spraying will normally take place on Thursday mornings. The first application of the season is scheduled to take place on Thursday, June 30th. All pesticide applications are predicated on mosquito abundance, disease activity and favorable weather conditions. Spraying will be performed

Public Service Announcement  Friday, July 24th 2022 The Sutter-Yuba Mosquito and Vector Control District has detected the first evidence of West Nile virus in Sutter County in 2022. A mosquito sample recently collected in the Tierra Buena area has tested positive for the virus. We have had no detections of WNV in dead birds, sentinel chicken flocks or humans. Hot daytime temperatures have hastened mosquito production, with traps showing slightly higher than historically normal abundance of this WNV vector for this time of year. The District’s surveillance system continues to be in full operation and extra mosquito control efforts are