DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — DeKalb County health officials said they have confirmed positive cases of West Nile virus.

Officials said mosquitoes tested positive in four of the county’s surveillance traps.

“To date this year, there have been no human cases of WNV infection confirmed in DeKalb County,” health officials said in a news release on Tuesday.

The news comes about a week after the Fulton County Board of Health confirmed the virus in Southwest Atlanta.

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DeKalb County Board of Health reminds residents to take the following precautions now and throughout the summer and fall:

• Reduce mosquito breeding in your yard by eliminating standing water in gutters and items such as planters, toys, wheelbarrows and old tires.
• Discourage mosquitoes from resting in your yard by trimming tall grass, weeds and vines.
• Make sure window and door screens fit tightly to keep mosquitoes out of your home.
• Reduce your outdoor exposure at dawn and dusk, when the mosquitoes that transmit West Nile virus are most active.
• Use an insect repellent containing DEET, picaridin, oil of lemon eucalyptus or IR3535. Apply according to label instructions.
• Spray clothing with products containing permethrin according to label instructions.
• Wear long-sleeved shirts, pants and socks when outdoors, particularly at dawn and dusk and in areas with large numbers of mosquitoes.

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