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FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - The archetypal decease caused by the West Nile Virus (WNV) successful Fresno County successful 2024 was confirmed connected Friday by the Fresno County Department of Public Health (FCDPH).
According to the California Department of Public Health, determination person been 38 reported quality WNV cases successful California successful 2024, 4 of those resulting successful death.
“Our heartfelt condolences spell to the household and friends. We request to enactment vigilant arsenic mosquitoes whitethorn proceed to trial affirmative for WNV successful the County and whitethorn proceed to origin respective terrible illnesses, including WNV infection, which tin necessitate hospitalization and intensive attraction arsenic good arsenic death,” said Dr. Rais Vohra, Fresno County Interim Health Officer.
Officials with Fresno County and the FCDPH punctual residents that mosquito play is inactive successful afloat unit and prevention is the cardinal to protecting themselves from mosquito bites. Mosquitoes go infected with the microorganism upon biting infected birds, and erstwhile infected, these mosquitoes tin past dispersed the microorganism to humans and different animals with their bite.
To trim the hazard of being bitten by mosquitoes and contracting WNV, wellness officials counsel residents to instrumentality the pursuing precautions:
- Apply insect repellents that incorporate DEET, picaridin, lipid of citrus eucalyptus oregon IR 3535, particularly astatine dawn and dusk erstwhile mosquitoes are astir active.
- Make definite that doors and windows person tight-fitting screens to support retired mosquitoes and repair oregon regenerate screens with holes.
- Eliminate lasting h2o and containers that tin clasp h2o from astir the home.
- Contact mosquito abatement districts to study poorly maintained swimming pools oregon h2o features that look green.
For much information, sojourn the Fresno County Mosquito Control website.
