TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- Mosquito samples in Tulare County have tested positive for West Nile Virus.
That has the Health and Human Services Agency advising residents to take precautions.
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About one in five people who become infected with the virus will develop a fever with other symptoms from two to 10 days after being bitten.
Last year, several cases in Tulare County were investigated as either West Nile or Saint Louis Encephalitis Virus.
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To avoid exposure, the agency is asking residents to use insect repellent with DEET, wear long sleeves outdoors and drain any standing water.