Health officials from Los Angeles County and Orange County identified several cases of human West Nile virus I (WNV) infection in the county for the 2021 season.
The Los Angeles County Department of Health released a statement Aug. 3 saying that a resident of the South Bay area contracted the virus in late July and is currently recovering. Several WNV-infected mosquitoes were found in Orange County on Aug. 6; so far, there have been no Orange County residents infected, Heather Hyland of the Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control District told reporters Aug. 8.
