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The first human case of West Nile virus in California this year was detected in Long Beach, according to the city Friday.
Details: The person was hospitalized with neuroinvasive illness and is currently recovering at home, Long Beach said in a statement.
Symptoms: WNV is transmitted through the bite of an infected Culex mosquito. Most people infected have no symptoms.
Less than 1% of infected patients develop neuroinvasive disease, which typically manifests as meningitis, encephalitis or acute flaccid myelitis, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…