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OC Reports First Human Case Of West Nile Virus For 2021
From CBS Los Angeles September 23, 2021 SANTA ANA (CBSLA) – The Orange County Health Care Agency Wednesday confirmed its first human case of the year of West Nile Virus. The Buena Park woman who contracted the virus was hospitalized earlier this month with neuroinvasive disease, but survived and is now recovering, the O.C. Health Care…
‘Ankle Biter’ Mosquito Population On The Rise In Orange County
From CBS Los Angeles September 23, 2021 ALISO VIEJO (CBSLA) – The aedes mosquito, more commonly referred to as the “ankle biter,” has officially landed in all 34 Orange County cities. “Me, I count…I see one, two, three, four, five, six just on this side and there are a whole bunch more under my sock,” said…
Mosquito borne encephalitis virus found in Stanislaus County
From the Ceres Courier September 22, 2021 A mosquito sample collected in Stanislaus County has tested positive for St. Louis Encephalitis virus, according to the area’s two mosquito abatement districts. Like West Nile Virus, most people who become infected with SLEV will never feel sick. Most people who do feel sick will have mild flu-like…