According to the Pulaski County Health Department, they recommend taking precautions to reduce the risk of diseases caused by mosquito-borne viruses in addition West Nile virus, include Eastern equine encephalitis (triple-E) virus and La Crosse virus.

This is the second case of mosquito-borne illness in a person in Central Texas this year. Rain has increased the type of mosquito that carries the virus.

The Fulton County Board of Health said more samples of mosquitoes tested positive for West Nile virus in traps this week.