West Nile Virus turns deadly in California as officials issue update
California has recorded its first West Nile virus death of 2026 after a Kings County resident died from the mosquito-borne illness, health officials announced Monday. The death comes weeks after Kings County confirmed its first human case of the 2026 season, according to KGPW.
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California has recorded its first West Nile virus death of 2026 after a Kings County resident died from the mosquito-borne illness, health officials announced Monday. The death comes weeks after Kings County confirmed its first human case of the 2026 season, according to KGPW. The infection was detected almost two weeks later than the county’s first case in 2025. “We are saddened to report that a Kings County resident has passed away due to West Nile Virus,” Rose Mary Rahn, director of the Kings County Department of Public Health, said in a statement.
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- California has recorded its first West Nile virus death of 2026 after a Kings County resident died from the mosquito-borne illness, health officials announced Monday. The death comes weeks after Kings County confirmed its first human case of the 2026 season, according to KGPW.
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