HOUSTON – A single mosquito bite two years ago changed Fernando Silva’s life forever and health officials are now warning that this summer’s record mosquito surge across southeast Texas could put thousands of others at risk.
Fort Bend County has declared a public health emergency after confirming 32 West Nile-positive mosquito samples across the county. Officials said the county has completed aerial spraying operations and continue ground-based treatments, mosquito surveillance and other environmental health efforts.
KPRC 2 News reporter Corley Peel spoke with Silva, a passionate Tejano singer and guitar player from Cleveland, about how one mosquito bite in 2024 took everything from him…