WEST NILE VIRUS DETECTED AT ALL JBSA LOCATIONS

Published Aug. 29, 2012

8/27/2012 -- JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO, Texas -- West Nile Virus-positive mosquitoes have now been identified at all Joint Base San Antonio locations. Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland and Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph were added on Aug. 24.

Three sample pools at JBSA-Lackland and one sample pool at JBSA-Randolph tested positive.

JBSA officials also reported on Aug. 23 that three mosquito sample pools from a creek bed on Camp Bullis tested positive.

Joint Base San Antonio officials are exploring treatment options for the affected areas.

A second round of targeted mosquito fogging with handheld devices was conducted early Friday morning at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston where numerous mosquito pool samples have tested positive for West Nile Virus since July 18.

All precautions are being taken to prevent the spread of mosquitoes in the interest of protecting the Joint Base San Antonio populations and surrounding communities.