Benton County MCD currently tests for West Nile Virus (WNV), St. Louis Encephalitis Virus (SLEV), and Western Equine Enephalitis Virus (WEEV) within the District boundaries. Mosquito samples, whenever possible, are tested in house. But, the District can send off samples for either initial testing or confirmation testing if that action is warranted.
Our In-house testing uses qPCR and provides quick results on field collected mosquito samples and serves as an 'early warning system' in our effort to detect WNv before it infects people, pets and/or livestock. PCR stands for Polymerase Chain Reaction. This is a real-time amplification of targeted DNA and the "q" stands for quantitative. If you would like to know more about PCR and the methods utilized, ClevaLab has a great YouTube video covering this subject: What is PCR and qPCR?
PCR graph showing samples with one positive for West Nile Virus
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Benton County Mosquito Control District (the "District") is committed to ensuring that its services are accessible to all
members of the public. As part of this commitment, the District strives to provide an accessible website compatible with
the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) version 2.1, AA, and commercial screen reading software. Features of the
website are created to allow individuals with vision and other impairments to understand and use the website to the same
degree as someone without disabilities.
If you need any special assistance or accommodations:
Contact our compliance support team via telephone at: (888) 765-1970
Ongoing Compliance Information
Compliance Coordinator
The District has designated a Compliance Coordinator for website disability-related accommodations. The Compliance
Coordinator has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best
practices and requirements.
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The District is working to ensure all website content complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act
and controlling State laws. In an ongoing effort to continually improve and remediate accessibility issues,
the website is regularly scanned to ensure ongoing compliance, and timely changes are made to any inaccessible
content if found.
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