Jeremy Melancon, with the Mosquito Squad, said the first case of West Nile was found in Louisiana in 2001. Symptoms of the West Nile virus include fever, muscle aches, rash, nausea and vomiting. Melancon said the first step in controlling mosquitoes is keeping your grass cut.

According to public health officials, a sample drawn from a mosquito trap in the San Fernando Valley confirmed the presence of West Nile virus in mosquitoes in LA County.

Los Angeles County has detected mosquitoes carrying the West Nile virus for the first time this year. The mosquitoes were recovered from a trap in the Winnetka neighborhood of the San Fernando Valley,

A West Nile virus mosquito sample has been confirmed in Los Angeles County, officials said Saturday -- the first positive sample in Los Angeles County this year. The sample was collected from a mosquito trap in the Winnetka area of the San Fernando Valley,