West Nile virus, spread by mosquitoes, claims a third life in the San Joaquin Valley

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West Nile virus, a disease that is typically transmitted to people by mosquitos that have fed on blood from infected birds, has so far killed four California residents in 2025, including three in the San Joaquin Valley.

In the Valley, West Nile deaths have been confirmed in Tulare, Fresno and Kings counties. The death of another person was attributed to West Nile in Butte County, in northern California…

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