Colorado’s West Nile virus season is starting a bit early, but experts aren’t sure whether a wet spring will translate into a tough year for the sometimes-deadly mosquito-borne illness. Denver reported its first mosquito that tested positive for West ...

ADAMS COUNTY, Colo. — Health department officials in Adams County said two people have confirmed cases of West Nile Virus. The people contracted the virus in late June, the Adams County Health Department said in a release. The health department did not disclose if the people infected had or have symptoms, or if they had to be hospitalized.

Colorado’s West Nile virus season is starting a bit early, but experts aren’t sure whether a wet spring will translate into a tough year for the sometimes-deadly mosquito-borne illness. Denver reported its first mosquito that tested positive for West Nile on Thursday, becoming the second Front Range county to confirm the presence of the virus this summer.