{"id":1189,"date":"2023-08-16T07:40:43","date_gmt":"2023-08-16T14:40:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rockymountainnewsnetwork.com\/?p=1189"},"modified":"2023-08-16T07:40:44","modified_gmt":"2023-08-16T14:40:44","slug":"west-nile-mosquito-population","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rockymountainnewsnetwork.com\/?p=1189","title":{"rendered":"West Nile &#8211; Mosquito Population"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;Lots of folks have been commenting on Colorado\u2019s vastly increased mosquito population this year.&nbsp;&nbsp;Experts say they\u2019re showing up in unprecedented numbers for the state\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(West Nile Mosquitos wrap&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; :56)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a result of that, Colorado\u2019s seeing a sharp increase in the number of West Nile Virus cases.&nbsp; So far this year, 36 people have been sickened by it this year.&nbsp; This lady caught it in \u201922\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">230814 L Montez- West Nile in \u201922&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; :11&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Q:\u2026worse and worse and worse\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That\u2019s Lisa Montez, one of more than 200 Coloradoans sickened by West Nile last year.&nbsp; She says she got the whole nine yards&#8211;&nbsp; the rash, the migraines, and even struggled to keep her balance, and to drive.&nbsp; Lisa ended up in a hospital, and a year later says she\u2019s still fighting fatigue, even though she can drive again\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">230814 L Montez- really, use the spray&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; :11&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Q:\u2026is worth it\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Health experts say Colorado\u2019s cool, wet spring this year created the perfect conditions for West Nile-carrying mosquitos to breed.&nbsp; They started finding West Nile cases in people a full month earlier this year than normal.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;Lots of folks have been commenting on Colorado\u2019s vastly increased mosquito population this year.&nbsp;&nbsp;Experts say they\u2019re showing up in unprecedented numbers for the state\u2026 (West Nile Mosquitos wrap&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; :56) As a result of that, Colorado\u2019s seeing a sharp increase in the number of West Nile Virus cases.&nbsp; 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