{"id":2026316,"date":"2023-09-08T19:37:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-08T23:37:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/los-angeles-county-reports-years-first-death-due-to-west-nile-virus\/"},"modified":"2023-09-08T19:38:36","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T23:38:36","slug":"los-angeles-county-reports-years-first-death-due-to-west-nile-virus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/los-angeles-county-reports-years-first-death-due-to-west-nile-virus\/","title":{"rendered":"First West Nile Virus death reported in Los Angeles County this year."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flos-angeles-county-reports-years-first-death-due-to-west-nile-virus%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2026316&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div data-post-content=\"true\" class=\"post_content\" id=\"post_content\">\n<h2>First West Nile Virus Death Reported \u200din Los Angeles County<\/h2>\n<p>LOS ANGELES\u2014Health\u2063 officials on Sept. 7 reported the county&#8217;s \u200cfirst death this \u200byear\u200d attributed\u200c to the West Nile virus.<\/p>\n<p>The patient, who\u2062 was not identified\u200c but lived in the San Fernando Valley, was hospitalized and died from West Nile-associated neuro-invasive disease, according\u200c to the county Department of Public Health.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I send \u200dmy deepest condolences to \u2064the family and friends of this resident\u200c who sadly passed away \u200dfrom West Nile virus,&#8221; Dr. Muntu\u2064 Davis, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hospital-notifies-hundreds-of-patients-of-possible-exposure-to-highly-fatal-disease\/\" title=\"Hospital alerts patients of potential exposure to deadly disease.\">county health\u2062 officer<\/a>, said in a statement. &#8220;Their death reminds \u2064us how important it is to\u200d protect ourselves from\u200c mosquitoes and \u2064prevent them from breeding near our homes. Using \u200bmosquito repellent \u200band keeping mosquitoes out of our homes can help prevent West Nile virus.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n        <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/orange-county-reports-first-human-west-nile-virus-case-of-the-year-5482096\">Orange County Reports \u200cFirst Human West Nile Virus Case of the Year<\/a><br \/>\n        <span class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">8\/28\/2023<\/span>\n      <\/li>\n<li>\n        <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/west-nile-virus-detected-in-fullerton-mosquitos-5438659\">West Nile Virus Detected in Fullerton Mosquitos<\/a><br \/>\n        <span class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">8\/2\/2023<\/span>\n      <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>So\u200c far this year, 19\u200b human cases of \u200bthe virus have been confirmed in the \u200dcounty\u2014excluding Long Beach and\u2064 Pasadena, which \u2062have their own <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/los-angeles-county-reports-years-first-death-due-to-west-nile-virus\/\" title=\"First West Nile Virus death reported in Los Angeles County this year.\">health\u200c departments separate<\/a> from the county.<\/p>\n<p>Long Beach <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-lost-all-credibility-on-social-distancing-after-biden-celebrations\/\" title=\"Dems Lost All Credibility On Social Distancing After Biden Celebrations\">health officials<\/a> confirmed \u2063on Sept. 8 the city&#8217;s first \u2063human case\u2064 of the year of West \u2063Nile virus. The patient was identified\u2063 only as a\u2064 person in their 60s \u2063who was hospitalized and diagnosed with neuro-invasive illness. The \u2062person is recovering,\u200b according to the city\u200b Department\u2064 of Health \u2063and Human Services.<\/p>\n<p>There have been \u200d75 human cases\u200b of\u200d the virus \u200bconfirmed across California this\u2063 year, up from 34 at \u2063the same\u200c time last year, \u2064according \u200dto the city.<\/p>\n<p>Humans \u2064are infected with the virus through the bite of an infected mosquito.<\/p>\n<p>Most people who are infected generally\u2062 experience no or\u2062 mild\u2062 symptoms, such \u2064as fever, \u2064muscle\u200c aches and\u200d fatigue.<\/p>\n<p>People over age 50 and\u200c those with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-facing-questions-over-whether-prioritizing-teachers-for-vaccine-violates-equity\/\" title=\"White House Facing Questions Over Whether Prioritizing Teachers For Vaccine Violates \u2018Equity\u2019\">chronic medical conditions<\/a> can become \u2064more seriously ill, possibly affecting\u2063 the brain and spinal cord, leading to meningitis, \u200cencephalitis or paralysis, health officials said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<h3>Prevention \u2064Tips:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Empty \u2064standing water where \u200dmosquitoes can breed<\/li>\n<li>Ensure \u2063that window and door screens are\u200d still effective<\/li>\n<li>Use inspect repellent that includes DEET, picaridin, \u2062oil of lemon eucalyptus, or products\u200b that contain \u2063IR3535<\/li>\n<li>Cut down on\u2063 outdoor activity at dawn and dust \u200bwhen mosquitoes are most \u200cactive<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Los Angeles health officials announced the county&#8217;s initial West Nile virus-related death of the year on Sept. 7. The deceased, residing in the San Fernando Valley, suffered from West Nile-associated neuro-invasive disease. The Department of Public Health expressed condolences to the unidentified patient&#8217;s family.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":410,"featured_media":2026317,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2026316","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2026316","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/410"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2026316"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2026316\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2026317"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2026316"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2026316"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2026316"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}