West Nile Virus (same mosquito can carry Zika) in Sacramento CA – June 2016

West Nile Virus cases spike in Sacramento County June 18

  • “. . . the virus was found in dead birds and 16 cases where it was found in mosquito samples”
  • “. . the increased rain, combined with heat, is the perfect breeding ground for the virus-carrying mosquitoes.”
  • “At this time, no human cases have been detected in Sacramento and Yolo counties.”
  • “in 2015, there were 783 human cases and 53 deaths.”
    Sacramento? California?, US?

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