The Florida Department of Health (FDOH) in Santa Rosa County has issued a mosquito-borne illness advisory after receiving a report of a case of West Nile Virus in a Santa Rosa County resident. It is believed the virus was acquired locally, since the individual had not traveled out of the county recently. According to Deborah Stilphen, public information officer for the FDOH, the case cannot be directly tied to the flood this spring, but the increased amount of standing water invited more mosquito activity, therefore an increased risk of exposure. Mosquito control was notified and has sprayed the area. There are no other cases at this time.
This article originally appeared on Santa Rosa Press Gazette: West Nile virus found in SRC