Last week, the West Nile Virus was detected in mosquito traps set by the Jefferson County health department.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, West Nile Virus is the leading cause of mosquito-borne disease in the continental U-S. There are no vaccines to prevent it and no medications to treat it. West Nile has not been found in Lexington this summer, according to Luke Mathis, the environmental health team leader for the Fayette County Health Department. He said each week, they put out six or seven mosquito traps around the county.
