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KING COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Kings County has reported its first fatal West Nile Virus case of the year.
The nationalist wellness section says this brings the full to 5 human cases this year.
The Kings County Department of Public Health did not merchandise immoderate accusation astir the victim, lone that the lawsuit was first reported backmost successful July.
However, Fresno County Health Educator Leticia Berber says astir radical bitten by an infected mosquito won't acquisition immoderate symptoms. "One retired of 5 radical volition amusement the symptoms, and astir apt that idiosyncratic has different wellness effects," she shared.
Berber added that radical with a weakened immune system, those implicit the property of 65, oregon children nether 5 are much susceptible to symptoms. "This unwellness doesn't person a vaccine and doesn't person medication," Berber informed.
Severe cases tin origin neurological illnesses. "If you commencement processing those symptoms specified arsenic fever, headache, fatigue, vomiting, diarrhea, study symptoms to your doctor."
This year, the Central Valley has led the authorities successful the fig of West Nile Virus cases.
Tulare County presently has the most, with 13 radical infected and 1 fatality. "That is due to the fact that of the agriculture going connected close now. The lasting waters that are going in, that are retired determination successful the fields, those tin harbor those mosquitoes. That's wherever they laic their eggs," Berber said.
But with the colder temperatures moving in, Berber says mosquito play is coming to an end. "They hibernate successful bushes and grass, and we don't spot that overmuch activity."
In the meantime, she suggests utilizing EPA-registered insect repellent, making definite your doors and windows are sealed tightly, and checking for immoderate stagnant h2o astir your location oregon spot of work. "Prevention is the key when it comes to this illness," she added.
If you spot a soiled excavation of lasting h2o oregon announcement an summation successful mosquitoes, you tin interaction your section mosquito abatement territory for help.
