A recent case of West Nile Virus in Lexington is a reminder of the dangers of mosquito-borne illnesses. After the case was confirmed, crews sprayed for mosquitoes in the areas where the person who tested positive had been.
Lexington-Fayette County Health Department spokesman Clark Bradshaw said a break in the hot weather a few weeks ago might have led people to believe mosquito season was over.
“It got cool and everybody thought, ‘Well, it’s fall. We’re done with this.’ But then, as soon as it warmed back up, the mosquitoes came out again, and so now we had to send out people to do this,” he said…