West Nile virus found in mosquito samples in California’s Orange County

LOS ANGELES – Public health officials on Tuesday said mosquito samples collected in Anaheim and Garden Grove have tested positive for West Nile virus, the first confirmed virus activity this year.

There have been four positive mosquito samples collected in those cities, according to the Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control District. So far though, no human cases of the West Nile virus have been reported.

A dead bird recovered in Garden Grove also tested positive for the virus, according to a news release…

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