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FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - Three confirmed quality cases of West Nile Virus person been reported successful Fresno County.
The Fresno County Department of Public Health says each 3 individuals were asymptomatic.
The microorganism was identified done regular humor investigating arsenic they were humor donors.
While astir radical don’t amusement symptoms, Fresno and Tulare County officials impulse the nationalist to support themselves from this disease.
“We request radical to spell astir their property, astir their yards, and look for thing that mightiness beryllium holding water,” said Jodi Holeman, district manager astatine the Consolidated Mosquito Abatement District.
Those who find a mosquito-infected country that cannot beryllium removed, similar a water oregon pond, are asked to interaction their section abatement district.
“We person products that we tin enactment into the h2o that volition forestall the mosquito lifecycle from completing, which means that they volition not travel retired arsenic flying insects,” said Erick Arriaga, Community Education & Outreach Coordinator astatine the Delta Mosquito & Vector Control District.
This year, Fresno County collected 56 samples of the West Nile Virus and Tulare County lone collected two.
“A illustration of mosquitoes tin beryllium anyplace from 12 pistillate mosquitoes, each the mode up to 50 pistillate mosquitoes,” Holeman said.
Mosquitoes contract the microorganism done infected birds, they past tin transmit it to humans done bites.
“People aged 55 oregon older and with immunocompromised systems, they are much susceptible to get much symptoms," Arriaga said.
Symptoms tin lucifer the flu.
While determination isn't a attraction for the virus, healthcare providers tin assistance relieve the symptoms.
“We urge to person an EPA-approved insect repellent, usually the EPA registration numbers tin beryllium recovered by the barroom code,” Arriaga shared.
The infected bugs are much progressive astatine dusk and dawn. To forestall becoming their adjacent meal, it is suggested to deterioration light-colored, long-sleeve clothing.
