West Nile virus found in some Muskogee County birds

Two birds in Muskogee County have turned up positive for the mosquito-borne West Nile virus. <br/><br/>So far this summer, 251 birds in Oklahoma have been tested for West Nile, 111 came back positive.

Thursday, August 12th 2004, 5:07 pm

By: News On 6

Two birds in Muskogee County have turned up positive for the mosquito-borne West Nile virus.

So far this summer, 251 birds in Oklahoma have been tested for West Nile, 111 came back positive. 99 of those were in Tulsa County.

Three horses across the state have tested positive, one each in Oklahoma, Choctaw and LeFlore counties.