South Plains Public Health District (SPPHD) officials were notified by state authorities Friday of one case of West Nile virus appearing in Plains.Plains is located little over an hour northwest of Lamesa.Health officials are getting the word out to residents to eliminate mosquito breeding areas like standing water. The insects need water sources in which to lay their eggs.The virus, first identified in 1937 in Africa, is transmitted to humans through the bite of an infected mosquito, according to online articles. The insects contract the virus after feasting on an infected host, often a bird, before transmitting it into the ...