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Winnetka Mosquitos Test Positive for West Nile Virus
The hot, dry weather allowed culex pipien mosquitos, who transmit the disease from birds to humans, to populate Winnetka and five nearby suburbs, 'Wilmette Life' reports.
Winnetka joins the growing list of North Shore and neighboring communities where mosquitos who carry the West Nile Virus have been confirmed, according to Wilmette Life.
Populations of culex pipiens, the type of mosquitos that transmit the disease from birds to human, grew more easily due to recent hot, dry weather, the article reports.
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Populations of the culex pipiens recently were found in , Evanston, Niles, Lincolnwood and Skokie, Wilmette Life reports.
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