Tulare County man dies after contracting West Nile virus from mosquito

TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- A Tulare County antheral is dormant aft wellness officials accidental helium contracted West Nile microorganism from an infected mosquito.

The Tulare County wellness section is present urging each residents to instrumentality preventive measures against mosquito bites.

As mosquito samples investigating affirmative for West Nile person been detected successful aggregate areas passim the county.

Symptoms of the microorganism see a fever, caput oregon assemblage aches, and associated pain.

But, immoderate patients whitethorn not make immoderate symptoms astatine all.

Officials urge utilizing insect repellent with DEET, wearing agelong sleeves outdoors, and draining lasting h2o to little the hazard of getting bitten and contracting the disease.