While Miami-Dade County scrambles to try and slow a surge in coronavirus cases, county mosquito-control chief William Petrie has his own outbreak to contend with.
On Friday, state health officials reported 10 more cases of West Nile virus in the county, suggesting an aggressive spread of the mosquito-borne illness.
Petrie said this summer’s resurgence of West Nile probably just reflects the heavy rains that cause mosquito populations to explode. More mosquitoes mean more mosquito bites, increasing the odds of human infection.
