Bird tests positive for West Nile Virus

A dead American Crow found in the Clairemont area of San Diego has tested positive for West Nile virus, prompting County environmental health officials to remind people to protect themselves from mosquitoes that can transmit the virus to people.

County officials said people should continue to follow the county's "Prevent, Protect, Report" guidelines, including finding and dumping out standing water around homes to keep mosquitoes from breeding.

The crow is the first dead bird to test positive for the virus in San Diego County this summer, but there have been no locally contracted human West Ni...