Tarrant County Public Health Department (TCPH) has confirmed another positive West Nile mosquito sample, this one in Northeast Tarrant County. So far TCPH has tested 3,557 mosquito samples this year with 211 testing positive. {{more}}One sample tested positive in Kennedale area this summer.
Other areas with positive samples were Arlington (6), Bedford (33), Benbrook (1), Burleson (7), Colleyville (20), DFW Airport (4), Edgecliff (1), Euless (27), Fort Worth (16), Grapevine (16), Haltom City (1), Hurst (16), Keller (8), Mansfield (5), Pantego (2), North Richland Hills (18), Richland Hills (10), Southlake (8), Watauga (1), Unincorporated Tarrant County (10).
TCPH is reminding residents of the importance of taking personal protective measures to safeguard against West Nile Virus. Residents should routinely dump standing water on their property, use repellent, and dress for dusk to dawn.For more information on West Nile virus read You Can Protect Yourself.
