A health alert was issued Friday as an Upstate county announced someone has tested positive for the West Nile virus.Spartanburg County Government posted on its Facebook page that the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control notified them about the positive case in the Duncan area.Officials said the information means they will spray for mosquitos Monday in a one-mile radius bordered by I-85 to the north, Barry Shoals Road to the south, Highway 101 to the west, and Victor Hill Road to the east.PREVIOUS COVIERAGE: Effects of mosquito spraying on bees, hivesCounty officials also warned beekeepers in the area that the spray can kill beehives.Below video was published on Dec. 20, 2018 about a beekeeper in Cleveland, in Greenville County, who lost hives after a similar spray.People living in the spray zone should expect to receive a Code Red alert about the spraying.According to DHEC, West Nile virus is a disease transmitted to humans and animals through the bite of an infected mosquito. Mosquitoes become infected after feeding on infected birds.West Nile virus is common in birds, humans and other animals in Africa, Australia, Eastern Europe, west Asia and the Middle East.It was first detected in North America in 1999 and has since spread across the continental United States and Canada.Most people infected with West Nile virus have no symptoms. About one in five people infected becomes ill within two to 14 days with symptoms including fever, headache, joint pain, muscle pain, and occasionally nausea and vomiting. Often they experience sensitivity to light and inflammation of the eyelids. Some may have a rash.The risk of serious illness is low. Less than one percent of people infected develop a potentially fatal swelling of the brain, known as encephalitis.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. —
A health alert was issued Friday as an Upstate county announced someone has tested positive for the West Nile virus.
Spartanburg County Government posted on its Facebook page that the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control notified them about the positive case in the Duncan area.
Officials said the information means they will spray for mosquitos Monday in a one-mile radius bordered by I-85 to the north, Barry Shoals Road to the south, Highway 101 to the west, and Victor Hill Road to the east.
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PREVIOUS COVIERAGE: Effects of mosquito spraying on bees, hives
County officials also warned beekeepers in the area that the spray can kill beehives.
Below video was published on Dec. 20, 2018 about a beekeeper in Cleveland, in Greenville County, who lost hives after a similar spray.
People living in the spray zone should expect to receive a Code Red alert about the spraying.
According to DHEC, West Nile virus is a disease transmitted to humans and animals through the bite of an infected mosquito. Mosquitoes become infected after feeding on infected birds.
West Nile virus is common in birds, humans and other animals in Africa, Australia, Eastern Europe, west Asia and the Middle East.
It was first detected in North America in 1999 and has since spread across the continental United States and Canada.
Most people infected with West Nile virus have no symptoms. About one in five people infected becomes ill within two to 14 days with symptoms including fever, headache, joint pain, muscle pain, and occasionally nausea and vomiting. Often they experience sensitivity to light and inflammation of the eyelids. Some may have a rash.
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