In this episode of “Answers From the Lab,” host Bobbi Pritt, M.D., chair of the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic, and Elitza Theel, Ph.D., director of the Infectious Diseases Serology Laboratory at Mayo Clinic, talk about West Nile virus and why laboratories and the public need to be aware as mosquitoes reemerge.

Specific topics of discussion include:

• Why the mosquito is the deadliest animal in the world.
• Symptoms, testing options, and prevention strategies for West Nile virus infections.
• The importance of testing for West Nile virus.