WEBVTT ANTHONY? ANTHONY: I CANNOT BELIEVE WE ARE TALKING ABOUT MOSQUITOES AGAIN BUT IT IS FLORIDA. THE PALM BEACH COUNTY MOSQUITO CONTROL SAYS THEY PLAN TO SPRAY MORE THAN 82,000 ACRES THIS WEEKEND IN AN EFFORT TO GET IN FRONT OF THE VIRUS. >> THESE MOSQUITOES CAN BREED IN LESS THAN A TEASPOON OF WATER. ANTHONY: WHEN IT COMES TO MOSQUITOES IN FLORIDA, HEALTH EXPERT ALINA ALONZO HAS IT COVERED. >> WE MONITOR FROM DELRAY ALL THE WAY UP TO JUPITER AND OUT WEST IN BELLE GLADE AND PAHOKEE. ANTHONY: A TEAM OF EXPERTS CONDUCT WEEKLY TESTS ON SENTINEL CHICKENS TO MONITOR MOSQUITO-BORNE DISEASES. >> SO WE DRAW BLOOD FROM THE CHICKENS. THE CHICKENS DO NOT GET SICK FROM THE DISEASE. BUT THE DISEASE IS PRESENT IN THEIR BLOOD SO WE CAN DETECT, AND WE HAVE DETECTED WEST NILE VIRUS. THE FACT THAT IT’S PRESENT GIVES US A HEADS-UP BEFORE PEOPLE BECOME SICK. ANTHONY: EXPERTS ALSO SAY THEY’VE SEEN INCREASED NUMBER OF MOSQUITOES WITH THE DISEASE THANKS TO TRAPS NEAR BELLE GLADE AND PAHOKEE. IF A PERSON GETS WEST NILE, THERE ARE NO MEDICATIONS TO TREAT IT. AND IT MIGHT BE TRICKY TO TRACE BACK TO THE CAUSE. >> YOUR JOINTS MAY HURT. YOU HAVE A FEVER. SO THEY’RE PRETTY VAGUE. ANTHONY: SHE SAYS SAVE YOURSELF THE HEADACHE AND REMEMBER TO DRAIN STANDING WATER TO STOP MOSQUITOES FROM MULTIPLYING. COVER YOUR SKIN WITH CLOTHING OR REPELLANT, ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT. AND APPLY THAT MOSQUITO REPELLENT TO ANY EXPOSED SKIN. YOU MIGHT REMEMBER THE LAST TIME WE SAW A CASE LIKE THIS WAS BACK IN 2011. THAT MEANS OFFICIALS AT THE HE