The first West Nile virus infections of 2021 have been detected in Los Angeles and Orange counties. West Nile virus results in serious illness in about 1 in 150 people, the CDC said. California California confirms first West Nile virus-related death of 2021 California recorded its first West Nile virus-related death of year in San Luis Obispo County, but it’s unclear where the victim was infected. “Keeping our neighborhoods safe from West Nile virus is a shared responsibility,” Aaron Arugay, executive director of the Los Angeles County West Vector Control District, said in a statement. There is no treatment or vaccine for West Nile virus.

Source: Los Angeles Times August 09, 2021 17:01 UTC