CA Health Officials Warn West Nile Virus Activity at Five-Year High
The California Department of Public Health said 24% of dead birds and 8 of 1,000 mosquito samples tested positive this year.
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L.A. resident dies from West Nile virus; California cases hit 5-year high amid warming climate
After an abnormally warm winter and a blistering March heat wave, California has seen a surge in mosquito activity that has West Nile virus activity at a five-year high.
CA Health Officials Warn West Nile Virus Activity at Five-Year High
California health officials warned Thursday that West Nile virus activity has reached a five-year high statewide, weeks after Los Angeles County reported its first human case of the year. As of Aug. 14, 30 human cases of West Nile virus, including three deaths, had been reported in 13 California counties this year, according to the California Department of Public Health. The number of human cases is above the five-year average for this point in …
West Nile Virus Activity at Five-Year High
SACRAMENTO – The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is seeing the highest levels of West Nile virus (WNV) activity in five years. As of August 14, CDPH has reported 30 human cases of WNV in California, including 3 fatalities, from 13 counties this year. That is higher than the 5-year average number of human cases […] The post West Nile Virus Activity at Five-Year High appeared first on YubaNet.
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