West Nile virus detected in Washtenaw County, officials say

By Charles E. Ramirez, MediaNews Group

West Nile virus has been detected in Washtenaw County mosquitoes, health officials said.

The virus was found in mosquitoes collected on Aug. 5 and Aug. 8 in Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti Township, and Saline, according to the Washtenaw County Health Department.

“No human cases of the West Nile virus have been identified in Washtenaw,” officials said in a post on the department’s Facebook page. “This testing confirms there is a possibility of infection in our local area.”

At least four human cases have been reported in Michigan so far this year.

Last week, Kent County officials said one of the county’s residents died from the virus.

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there have been 320 West Nile virus disease cases so far i