Health officials say that they are discovering mosquitoes with West Nile virus, a potentially fatal illness, across multiple states in recent days. On Thursday, authorities in Des Moines, Iowa, announced that virus-positive mosquitoes were found in surveillance traps and through testing them. The city said that it is now performing city-wide testing. “Treatments will continue…

Authorities across the United States have issued notices about West Nile virus, a deadly disease that can be spread via mosquitoes, after more positive cases have been reported. In a recent instance, Iowa’s Department of Health and Human Services confirmed the state’s first case of West Nile virus in an older adult, who was not identified, in…

LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles County health officials have confirmed the county’s first human cases of West Nile virus this year, saying six cases have been identified since late July. No specifics about the patients were released on Aug. 25—but according to the county Department of Public Health, the victims live in the Antelope Valley, San Fernando…

LOS ANGELES—The first death from the West Nile virus (WNV) in the 2021 season has been reported in Los Angeles County. The victim, a resident of the eastern region of Los Angeles County, was hospitalized and died from WNV-associated neuro-invasive disease, the county’s health department announced Friday. No information was released on the person’s age…

MOSCOW—Russia warned on Monday of a possible increase in West Nile virus infections this autumn as mild temperatures and heavy precipitation create favorable conditions for the mosquitoes that carry it. Originally from Africa, the virus has spread in Europe, Asia, and North America. It is mainly transmitted through mosquito bites and can lead to a…

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…

SOUTH PASADENA—The first indication this year of West Nile virus circulating in Los Angeles County was detected in a dead crow collected in South Pasadena, the San Gabriel Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District (MVCD) announced June 7. West Nile virus is spread to people through the bite of an infected mosquito. Birds can become…