First Positive West Nile Virus in Dallas County, TX
West Nile Virus (WNV) is becoming a greater and greater threat to United States and its territories. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reports that a total of 47 states and the District of Columbia reported West Nile Virus infections in humans, birds or mosquitos in 2017. There are no cures and no vaccines to prevent or treat WNV. About one in 150 infected people can develop a serious infection that can be fatal.
Location Highlight: Dallas
Battling mosquitos in North Texas can be quite a chore if you don't have the right products and techniques available. That's where the professionals at MosquitoNix® Dallas enter the picture. Learning how to control mosquitos in Dallas is easier with help from MosquitoNix's professionals, who are intimately familiar with the area. We also serve North Texas cities of Allen, Frisco, McKinney and Plano among our nine-county area.
Dallas' Potential Answer to Zika
The idea of putting more mosquitos into the area seems counterintuitive, but these aren’t just any normal mosquitos. The team at a biotechnology company called Oxitec are actually proposing the use of genetically modified mosquitos. These mosquitos contain a specific gene that causes all their offspring to die within the first few days of life. That reduces the risk of mosquitos passing on the Zika virus since they won’t live long enough to feed on human blood.