West Nile Virus Detected in South Bay; Spraying Scheduled

West Nile virus has been detected in areas of Sunnyvale and Santa Clara by the Santa Clara County Vector Control District, which monitors human diseases that are transmitted by parasites, viruses and bacteria.

The manager for the vector control district, Nayer Zahiri, said there have never been any fatal cases of West Nile virus in Santa Clara County, and human cases of the virus have been dropping in recent years.

Two dead American crows tested positive for the disease in