West Nile Virus

KVNF Regional Newscast: August 16, 2019

By • Aug 16, 2019

  • Hickenlooper drops out of Presidential race, may still run for Senate
  • Montrose groups stepping up to fill void in food services for homeless
  • Heavy snowpack from winter not enough to fill Colorado Reservoirs
  • Police body cam footage from Aug. 3 Colorado Springs shooting made public
  • Three West Nile Virus positive mosquitoes identified in Delta, Mesa counties

Local Motion: West Nile virus and mosquitoes

By • Jun 19, 2019
Mario Yordonov/Creative Commons

Mosquitoes aren't just annoying -- their bite can transmit diseases to humans and animals, including West Nile virus. West Nile is generally not dangerous, but in some cases can lead to serious complications and even death. In this episode, KVNF's Jodi Peterson interviews experts to learn more about West Nile, mosquito control in Western Colorado, and how to avoid getting bitten this summer.

KVNF Regional Newscast: September 12, 2018

By • Sep 12, 2018

  • Blue Mesa Reservoir at 39 percent capacity, boat launch facilities closing
  • Durango and Silverton suing narrow gauge railroad, says train started 416 Fire
  • Representative Bob Rankin talks health care
  • Lawsuit about oil and gas lease cancellations on Thompson Divide settled
  • Five cases of West Nile virus confirmed in Montrose County

KVNF Regional Newscast: August 29, 2018

By • Aug 29, 2018

  • Peak season of West Nile approaches, human case confirmed in Mesa County
  • Bull Draw Fire slowed by steady rains over the weekend
  • Full containment of Bull Draw Fire expected in mid-September
  • Polis speaks in Carbondale about immigration, rural broadband access

KVNF Regional Newscast: Monday, August 3, 2015

By Patricia Naft • Aug 3, 2015

  Newscast

  • Disconnect found in wildfire risk assessment
  • West Nile cases develop on Western Slope
  • North Fork gains community chorus

Mosquitoes Test Positive For West Nile Virus In Mesa County

By Laura Palmisano • Jul 24, 2015
Mesa County Health Department

Mosquitoes in Mesa County tested positive for West Nile Virus.

Local officials say this is the first confirmed activity of the virus in area mosquitoes this year. 

However, other counties across Colorado have already reported positive tests to the state health department. 

Jennifer House is a state public health veterinarian.  

"We've recently had an increase in the number of positive mosquitoes," House says. "So far we have been able to find West Nile Virus positive mosquitoes in Boulder, Denver, Larimer, Mesa, Pueblo, and Weld counties."

KVNF Regional Newscast: Friday, July 24, 2015

By Patricia Naft • Jul 24, 2015

  Newscast

  • Mosquitoes Test Positive For West Nile In Mesa County
  • State Lawmakers Hold Water Meetings Across Colorado
  • Gunnison Man Sentenced For Damaging Federal Lands In Montrose
  • Event Celebrates Grand Mesa’s Moose Population

KVNF Regional Newscast: Thursday, July 9, 2015

By Patricia Naft • Jul 9, 2015

  Newscast

  • Colorado has its first case of West Nile virus this year
  • Former Sen. Steve King comes clean with ethics commission
  • Department of Interior will not appeal coal mine decision
  • Fishing tournament looks to curb aggressive fish
  • Arrest made in animal shooting
  • Ophir Pass closes due to rock slide

Colorado Sees First 2015 Human Case Of West Nile

By Laura Palmisano • Jul 8, 2015
Mesa County Health Department

Colorado has its first human case of West Nile virus this year. 

Health officials say a Mesa County man hospitalized after contracting the virus is now recovering at home. He’s the first person to be diagnosed with it in Colorado so far this year, according to the state. 

Thomas Orr is a regional epidemiologist at the Mesa County Health Department.  

Wet Weather Could Lead To More West Nile Cases, Health Officials Say

By Laura Palmisano • Jun 10, 2015
Mesa County Health Department

May was the wettest month on record, according to federal data. Colorado also saw its fair share of precipitation last month. 

This increased moisture could mean more mosquitoes and this has health officials concerned. 

The insects reproduce in standing water so when it rains a lot in can create ideal breeding habitat for them. 

Thomas Orr, a regional epidemiologist at the Mesa County Health Department, says more mosquitoes could lead to more cases of West Nile.

North Fork Keeps West Nile At Bay

By Jake Ryan • Aug 19, 2014
Jake Ryan

Chris Tschinkel is stuffing mosquitoes into small plastic test tubes. 

He’s the field operations manager for the North Fork Mosquito Abatement District.  It’s a very small organization that tries to keep the local mosquito population under control.  Their territory runs from Hotchkiss to Paonia and further up the valley. 

Mesa County Reports First West Nile Virus Infection Of Season

By Jake Ryan • Jul 30, 2014
Mesa County Health Department

On Monday, Mesa County has its first laboratory confirmed case of the West Nile Virus this year.  It’s the 5th case in Colorado since last mosquito season.

KVNF Regional Newscast: Thursday, June 19, 2014

By Patricia Naft • Jun 19, 2014

  Newscast

  • Pioneer Days in Crawford
  • West Nile found in Colorado
  • Ballot supporters begin to seek signatures
  • Senator Udall sends letter reporting problems with the Grand Junction VA Medical Center

Mosquitoes In Five Colorado Counties Test Positive For West Nile

By Laura Palmisano • Jun 18, 2014
Mosquito, West Nile
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

The Colorado Department of Public Health said mosquitoes testing positive for the West Nile virus have been found in Delta, Mesa, Adams, Boulder and Weld counties.

KVNF Local Newscast: Wednesday, September 25, 2013

By • Sep 25, 2013

Headlines

  • Former Colorado Governor John Vanderhoof Dies at 91
  • Passengers Unharmed after Missed Landing at Mack Mesa Airport
  • Delta County Announces 2 New West Nile Cases
  • Three New Oil Spills Reported in Weld County
  • Montrose County Commissioners Continue public Hearings on Sage Grouse Regulations
  • iSeechange - Rain and Snow - Signs of a Wet Winter?

KVNF Local Newscast Friday, August 29, 2013

By • Aug 29, 2013

  • Grand Junction Night Club Dancers Sue Over Employment Status
  • Colorado River Official Says Upper River Basin Not Threatened in the Short-Term
  • Money Begins Flowing Into Colorado Recall Races
  • Commercial Marijuana Opponents Pack Hall at Paonia Town Council Meeting
  • City of Delta Finalizes Ban on Commercial Marijuana
  • Labor and Business Communities Support Taxes on Commercial Marijuana
  • First West Nile death of 2013 Reported in Colorado

KVNF Local Newscast Tuesday, August 13, 2013

By • Aug 13, 2013

 

  • Six Garfield County Fisheries May See Instream Flow Protections
  • Study Finds Colorado Solar Installations are Cheapest in Nation
  • Colorado's First Biomass Power Palnt Nearly Complete
  • Committee Debates Feasibility of New Renewables Standard for Rural Providers
  • More Cases of West Nile Virus Confirmed in Delta County
  • iSeeChange - Apple Economics of Western Colorado

KVNF Local Newscast Friday, August 9, 2013

By • Aug 9, 2013

  • Grazing Permit Owners Advise BLM Not to “Micro-Manage” Public Lands
  • Oil and Gas Industry Hoping to Shift Dialogue on Fracking
  • Former Delta County Sheriff’s Deputy Charged with Sexually Abusing a Child
  • Colorado West Nile Death from 2012 Linked to Tainted Blood Transfusion
  • University of Colorado Contest Will Send Haiku to Mars
  • Cleanup of Tanker Spill on Loveland Pass Could Take Weeks
  • North Fork Citizens Rally to find Homes for Abandoned Chickens

KVNF Local Newscast: Friday, July 5, 2014

By • Jul 5, 2013

Headlines

  • West Fork Fire Complex Grows to Over 110,000 Acres, 20% Contained
  • Murdered 49-year-old Woman was Reported Missing in Mesa County 
  • State's First Human West Nile Case Reported
  • New Legislation Pushes Tougher Standards for Homeowners' Associations
  • Colorado's Moose Population Up 35%
  • Last Day of Paonia Cherry Days 

Proposal for Aerial Mosquito Spraying Causes Confusion, Concern in the North Fork

By • Jun 19, 2013
Travis Bubenik, KVNF.

If you called the Delta County Health Department Tuesday afternoon (June 18), you might've heard this message:

"We are not planning to spray the North Fork for mosquitos." 

Ken Nordstrom, Director of Environmental Health for Delta County, set those words as his voicemail message in response to a flurry of calls from North Fork area residents, who initially thought the health department was proposing to carry out aerial insecticide spraying throughout the county.