Beware Of The West Nile Virus

Two counties in California should be wary of the West Nile Virus. According to published reports, two crows were found dead last month in Lost Angeles County. The crows tested positive for the West Nile virus:

On Tuesday, the Orange County Vector Control District announced that 13 birds collected earlier this month tested positive for the virus. In Orange County, the dead birds -- nine crows, two house finches, a hermit thrush and a black-headed grosbeak -- were found in a wide area that included San Clemente, Anaheim, Brea and Huntington Beach. Six were collected in Garden Grove, county health officials said.