Robin Tests Positive for West Nile Virus
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
A dead robin found on Lake Arrowhead’s western shore has tested positive for the West Nile virus, the first animal in San Bernardino County found to carry a disease that caused 19 deaths statewide last year, officials said Thursday.
Officials are testing mosquitoes in the residential area where the robin was found. Last year, the county logged 35 human cases and one death.
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