Los Angeles County health officials Thursday reported the county's first West Nile virus death of 2024. The patient, a resident of the San Fernando Valley, was hospitalized and died from ...

The threat to the public is still low in Orange and Los Angeles counties, where no West Nile-related bird deaths have been reported. Birds are susceptible to contracting the virus, and such deaths ...

Severe infection with West Nile virus is a spreading problem worldwide that disproportionately affects those over age 50. And evidence is mounting that when the virus causes sickness, the long ...

Since its arrival in the USA, West Nile virus (WNV) has spread westward to a total of 43 states, resulting in 27,573 reported cases of infection. Patients with the following conditions/features ...