First case of West Nile virus reported in Clark County for 2026

The first case of West Nile virus has been reported in Clark County for this year.

According to the Southern Nevada Health District, the patient is a woman in her 40s who was diagnosed with the neuroinvasive form of the illness.

Less than 1% of infected patients develop neuroinvasive disease, which typically manifests as meningitis, encephalitis, or acute flaccid myelitis, according to the CDC…

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