{"id":377714,"date":"2026-06-27T23:41:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T23:41:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/377714\/"},"modified":"2026-06-27T23:41:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T23:41:10","slug":"californias-first-human-case-of-west-nile-virus-this-summer-reported-in-long-beach-orange-county-register","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/377714\/","title":{"rendered":"California\u2019s first human case of West Nile Virus this summer reported in Long Beach \u2013 Orange County Register"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Long Beach has confirmed California\u2019s first human case of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/tag\/west-nile-virus\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">West Nile virus<\/a> this summer, officials said this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe person was hospitalized with neuroinvasive illness and is currently recovering at home,\u201d city officials said Friday. \u201cWhile there have been West Nile virus-positive mosquito detections in California, including in Long Beach, this is the first symptomatic case reported in California for the 2026 season.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Health officials said the risk of West Nile virus and other mosquito-borne diseases increases during hot weather, typically from June to October. WNV spreads through the bite of an infected Culex mosquito.<\/p>\n<p>Symptoms of may include fever, body aches, rash, nausea, vomiting and headaches. Most people infected have no symptoms; approximately one in 150 may develop more serious disease, such as brain inflammation, paralysis or death.<\/p>\n<p>Those who are over 55 years old or have chronic health conditions are at higher risk for severe illness. People with these symptoms should seek immediate medical care.<\/p>\n<p>There is no vaccine or treatment for West Nile virus.<\/p>\n<p>Acting City Health Officer Dr. Cliff Okada urged residents to take the following precautions:<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dump and drain standing water around your home<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Prevent mosquito bites by applying insect repellent with EPA-registered active ingredients such as DEET, picaridin, IR3535 or lemon eucalyptus before going outside<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Wear long-sleeved shirts and long pants if spending time outside during dawn and dusk<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Install or repair door and window screens<\/p>\n<p>Additional information about mosquito prevention and West Nile virus is available at <a href=\"https:\/\/longbeach.gov\/mosquitoes\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">longbeach.gov\/mosquitoes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Long Beach has confirmed California\u2019s first human case of West Nile virus this summer, officials said this weekend.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":377715,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[7,9,8,1570,131,137,100,4720,136],"class_list":["post-377714","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-california","tag-california","tag-california-headlines","tag-california-news","tag-health","tag-long-beach","tag-los-angeles-county","tag-news","tag-public-health","tag-top-stories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/377714","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=377714"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/377714\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/377715"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=377714"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=377714"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=377714"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}