With the state's first case of the West Nile virus confirmed in Durham County, people are taking precautions.
North Carolina's first death and first confirmed case of West Nile virus in 2018 happened in Cumberland County, where an elderly person contracted the illness, according to the NC Department of Health and Human Services.
If the mosquitoes seem worse than normal, you're right. All the rain has made everything wet and ripe for the annoying, disease-carrying insects.
North Carolina's first West Nile virus death this year was confirmed by the Department of Health and Human Services' Division of Public Health Tuesday.
This is Mosquito Control Awareness Week, and experts are warning people about the dangers posed by the biting insects that could be lurking in your backyard.