Resident infected with West Nile Virus in Kings County

KINGS COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – The archetypal quality lawsuit of West Nile Virus (WNV) successful Kings County this twelvemonth has been detected.

On July 10, the California Department of Public Health confirmed that a Kings County nonmigratory had contracted the virus. This is the state's 3rd lawsuit this year. 

The 2 different cases were reported successful June, with 1 non-fatal lawsuit confirmed successful Stanislaus County connected June 26 and different fatal lawsuit confirmed successful Tulare County connected June 23.

While the microorganism tin pb to superior illness, astir radical infected with WNV acquisition nary symptoms oregon lone mild, flu-like symptoms. However, arsenic determination is nary quality vaccine disposable for WNV, the assemblage is encouraged to support themselves against mosquito bites by practicing the “Three Ds”:

• DETER: Apply insect repellent containing DEET, picaridin, lipid of citrus eucalyptus, oregon IR3535 according to statement instructions.
• DAWN AND DUSK: Mosquitoes that transmit WNV usually wound successful the aboriginal greeting and evening, truthful residents are encouraged to deterioration due covering and repellent if extracurricular during these times and to marque definite that each doors and windows person tight-fitting screens to support retired mosquitoes.
• DRAIN: Mosquitoes laic their eggs successful lasting water. Residents are encouraged to drain each sources of lasting h2o connected their spot by emptying flowerpots, aged car tires, buckets, and different containers.

Residents tin study mosquito issues, lasting water, and different areas wherever mosquitoes breed, specified arsenic neglected swimming pools, to their section mosquito power district. Mosquito food for swimming pools, backyard ponds, and equine troughs are besides disposable escaped of complaint done the Kings Mosquito Abatement District.

The assemblage is besides encouraged to study dormant birds, arsenic they tin transportation WNV. So acold this year, 51 birds person died from the virus. Residents tin study sightings of dormant birds to the West Nile Virus Call Center astatine 1-877-WNV-BIRD (1-877-968-2473) oregon taxable a study online at westnile.ca.gov/report.