From the Daily Bulletin
August 15, 2019
West Nile virus activity was detected in a sample of mosquitoes in La Verne and Pomona, the San Gabriel Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District announced Thursday.
The announcement comes 10 days after the announcement of a similar finding in Baldwin Park and Orange.
The vector control district tests female mosquitoes and birds throughout the year for the presence of the virus and other mosquito-borne diseases.
The West Nile virus is the most common mosquito-borne disease that affects Los Angeles County, according to the vector control district website.
Two people were reported to have contracted the virus in late July and are expected to recover, Los Angeles County Public Health officials announced Aug. 5.
Those who contract the virus may experience symptoms such as fever, nausea, mild rashes and body aches. Some may experience more severe neurological symptoms as a result of inflammation in the brain and spinal cord, leading to paralysis, coma or death, according to the vector control district website.