BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Kern County Public Health officials are urging residents to take steps to prevent becoming the first human case in the county for 2025.
On June 13, Kern County Public Health announced the first positive sample of the West Nile virus has been found in a mosquito. There have been no reported cases of a human contracting West Nile virus in the county so far in 2025.
The virus is mainly transmitted to people through mosquito bites, officials said…