Md. Spraying to Stop West Nile; Mosquitoes Targeted; Third Bird in State Found to Have Virus The Washington Post | September 23, 2000| | . This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

Maryland began emergency mosquito spraying for West Nile virus last night, while state officials planned to test a sick first- grader for the microbe and Virginia started beefing up virus surveillance along the Potomac River.

The spraying began as Maryland officials announced that the virus had just been detected in a third dead crow and area jurisdictions boosted efforts to see how far it has spread and to keep it from making people ill.

Last night, three Maryland Department of Agriculture trucks began driving the sections of Howard and Baltimore counties where the first two dead birds were ...

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