West Nile Virus

The San Joaquin County Mosquito and Vector Control District has scheduled ground spraying to kill mosquitoes and combat West Nile Virusstarting Wednesday, September 12.

August 29, 2012 - A Roseville resident and two Lincoln residents have tested positive for the West Nile virus (WNV) recently, becoming the first cases in Placer County this year to have a documented infection of the disease. All three residents, two ad...

Health officials have confirmed the second human case of West Nile virus in Yuba-Sutter this year. A Sutter County man is improving after he was diagnosed with the serious, neuroinvasive form of the illness, health officer Dr. Lou Anne Cummings...

Health officials have confirmed the second human case of West Nile virus in Yuba-Sutter this year to date. A Sutter County man is improving after he was diagnosed with the serious, neuroinvasive form of the illness, Sutter County Public Health...

West Nile virus numbers are rising this year, making 2012 the worst year in the nation for West Nile numbers; California is no different.

Aug. 21, 2012 - While many states struggle to combat the recent outbreak of West Nile virus, The Humane Society of the United States wants to reassure pet owners that the virus itself does not appear to pose a direct threat to the majority of pets. How...

Sutter County reported Friday its first human case of West Nile Virus since 2007. Dr. Lou Anne Cummings, county health officer, said in a news release that a Sutter County woman has been diagnosed with the virus and is recovering at home. Just this...

The hot weather is doing a lot more than just making us sweat, it is creating the perfect breeding ground for mosquitos.

The Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito and Vector Control District says West Nile virus activity has increased in the last week.

An elderly woman in Kern County is the first person to die from West Nile Virus this year in California. She was 88 years old, but her name is not being released at this time.