LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Louisville health officials have found mosquitoes infected with the West Nile virus in the Tyler Park neighborhood and areas surrounding it near the Highlands.
In a news release Tuesday, the Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness said mosquito fogging will take place this week in an area stretching west to east from Barret Avenue to Willow Avenue and north to south from Patterson Avenue to Deer Park Avenue.
“This is about the time of year we typically see mosquitoes test positive for West Nile,” Connie Mendel, Louisville’s chief health strategist, said in a news release. “No matter what ZIP code you live in, please take precautions to avoid being bitten.”
Mosquito fogging is intended to help prevent infection and reduce the mosquito population. There have been no human cases of West Nile Virus reported this year in Jefferson County…