Mosquitoes and dead bird test positive for West Nile virus in Orange County

Mosquitoes collected in Anaheim and Garden Grove have tested positive for West Nile virus (WNV), marking the first confirmed cases in Orange County this year, according to the Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control District (OCMVCD).

A dead bird found in Garden Grove also tested positive.

The infected mosquitoes were found in four separate areas across the two cities, including neighborhoods near Euclid Avenue and the 5 Freeway in Anaheim, and near Brookhurst Street and Garden Grove Boulevard in Garden Grove…

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