Health officials are reminding Tennesseans to take extra precautions against mosquitoes and ticks as more people head outdoors for summer activities.
The Metro Public Health Department reports that while human cases of West Nile virus are rare, mosquitoes carrying the virus have already been detected in Davidson County this summer.
“We saw a few pools come back with mosquitoes that tested positive for West Nile earlier in the summer. We’ve seen a few lately, and that usually tracks with more mosquitoes showing up,” said Matt Peters with the Metro Public Health Department…