West Nile virus, the leading cause of mosquito-borne disease in the continental United States, is back on the public health radar in Solano County.

The Department of Health & Social Services, public health division, and the Solano County Mosquito Abatement District have confirmed that a mosquito pool (mosquitoes collected in a trap) has tested positive for West Nile.

The sample was collected on Aug. 1 near the Birds Landing area, roughly the intersection of Collinsville and Montezuma Hills roads, southeast of Fairfield.

But there are currently no confirmed human cases of the virus in the county, Jayleen Richards, a public health administrator, said in a press statement.

As of July 29, the California Department of Public Health reports that there have been five human cases statewide thi

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