The Ford County Public Health Department is advising caution and prevention measures following a positive mosquito batch for the West Nile Virus. Officials said the batch was collected September 2 in Piper City.  The test represents the first positive test result in the county. No human cases have been reported yet. 

The health department advises people to be aware of West Nile Virus activity in their area and take steps to protect themselves and their family.

Precautionary steps would include:  
• Making sure doors and windows are shut and have tight-fitting screens with no holes tears or openings.
• Eliminating or refreshing all sources of standing water where mosquitoes can breed every week. 
• Wearing shoes and socks, pants, long-sleeved shirts and insect repellent when outdoors.
• Reporting locations where water sits stagnant for more than a week, including roadside ditches, flooded yards and similar locations.

West Nile Virus is spread through bites from infected mosquitoes.

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