Kern County confirms first human case of West Nile virus this year. Health officials urge precautions against mosquito bites ...

The Kern County Public Health Department confirmed that Kern County has reported its first case of West Nile virus in 2025.

A recent death in Maricopa County from the West Nile virus has prompted a message from the Pima County Health Department. The ...

West Nile virus was first isolated from a patient from the West Nile district of northern Uganda, in Africa, in 1937. It came to the United States in 1999, and ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — Every year in Kern County people and animals are infected by the West Nile Virus. According to Kern County Public Health in 2019 there were 32 human cases. In 2020 ...

West Nile virus is transmitted by mosquitoes and often spreads during the summer and early fall, according to Kern County Public Health Services.

The Kern County Public Health has confirmed the first human case of West Nile virus (WNV) in Kern County for the 2025 ...

Kern County’s first human case of the year of mosquito-transmitted West Nile virus has been confirmed, Kern County Public Health Services said Friday. The department did not say where the person lived ...