ROCHESTER - A third upstate county has reported dead birds testing positive for the West Nile virus.
Monroe County health officials reported its first two dead crows of 2006.
The species is considered especially vulnerable to the potentially fatal illness, which is spread by mosquitoes.
Officials say the virus had a slow start this year because of dry weather, but New York City reported its first human case of the year Friday.
The 67-year-old victim is expected to recover.
Tompkins County has reported a single dead bird with West Nile, and Onondaga County had reported three birds as of last week, according to the state Health Department.
Last year, 38 people statewide were reported infected. Two died.
The virus first appeared in North America in 1999.
The species is considered especially vulnerable to the potentially fatal illness, which is spread by mosquitoes.
Officials say the virus had a slow start this year because of dry weather, but New York City reported its first human case of the year Friday.
The 67-year-old victim is expected to recover.
Tompkins County has reported a single dead bird with West Nile, and Onondaga County had reported three birds as of last week, according to the state Health Department.
Last year, 38 people statewide were reported infected. Two died.
The virus first appeared in North America in 1999.
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