SAN FRANCISCO —Two plagues in California, fires and foreclosures, may be increasing the risk of another: West Nile virus.
Wildfires have sullied the air in the Sacramento area so badly that officials there have held off aerial spraying of insecticide to combat the virus, which is spread to humans and animals by infected mosquitoes.
At the same time, backyard pools left with standing water in abandoned, foreclosed properties have created a breeding ground for mosquitoes, elevating the risk of West Nile infection.
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Fires, foreclosures increasing risk of West Nile virus - Inside Bay Area
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