SHHD monitoring ticks, mosquitoes

The district health department for Adams, Clay, Nuckolls and Webster counties is notifying residents to protect themselves from mosquito and tick bites.

South Heartland District Health Department (SHDHD) executive director Michele Bever reported an abundance of West Nile positive mosquitoes in Adams County, which means West Nile season is not yet over in south central Nebraska. Bever said 14 collections of mosquitoes from four different sites around Adams County tested positive for West Nile virus. The collections of mosquitoes were trapped on Aug. 28.

West Nile Virus is spread through the bit...