{"id":417142,"date":"2026-07-29T22:16:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T22:16:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/417142\/"},"modified":"2026-07-29T22:16:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T22:16:12","slug":"santa-clara-county-has-its-first-2-west-nile-virus-cases-of-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/417142\/","title":{"rendered":"Santa Clara County Has Its First 2 West Nile Virus Cases of 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Health officials urge prevention and caution after the mosquito-borne illness was reported in the South Bay.<\/p>\n<p>Jul 29, 2026<\/p>\n<p>Updated 2:42 pm PT<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/WestNile.jpg\"  alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A municipal biologist examines a mosquito in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Aug. 26, 2019. Mosquitos are known for transmitting illnesses like West Nile, which can cause serious health complications.\u00a0(Rick Bowmer\/AP Photo)<\/p>\n<p class=\"blocks-v1-Paragraph-__Paragraph__paragraph wp-block wp-block-paragraph container\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kqed.org\/news\/tag\/santa-clara-county\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Santa Clara County<\/a> has reported its first two human cases of West Nile Virus in 2026, public health officials announced Wednesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"blocks-v1-Paragraph-__Paragraph__paragraph wp-block wp-block-paragraph container\">West Nile Virus is the most common and most serious mosquito-borne disease in the region, Dr. Krishna Surasi, the county\u2019s assistant public health officer, said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"blocks-v1-Paragraph-__Paragraph__paragraph wp-block wp-block-paragraph container\">Common symptoms include fever, head and muscle aches, nausea and vomiting. Severe cases can lead to neurological illness or death.<\/p>\n<p class=\"blocks-v1-Paragraph-__Paragraph__paragraph wp-block wp-block-paragraph container\">\u201cThese two cases are a reminder that West Nile Virus can cause very serious illness,\u201d Surasi said. \u201cWhile West Nile Virus is not spread person to person, there are steps the public should take to discourage mosquitoes from feeling welcome in our neighborhoods.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/WestNileGetty.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12000242\"  \/>Contra Costa County Mosquito and Vector Control District technician Josefa Cabada holds a container with mosquito larvae that were found in a retention pond on July 21, 2015, in Bay Point, California. <\/p>\n<p class=\"blocks-v1-Paragraph-__Paragraph__paragraph wp-block wp-block-paragraph container\">While most people who are infected experience mild or no symptoms, people over 60 or with certain underlying conditions are at risk of more serious illness.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"blocks-v1-Paragraph-__Paragraph__paragraph wp-block wp-block-paragraph container\">The infected Santa Clara County residents received treatment and are recovering at home, according to Surasi.<\/p>\n<p class=\"blocks-v1-Paragraph-__Paragraph__paragraph wp-block wp-block-paragraph container\">It\u2019s unclear if local mosquitoes infected the patients. Because both traveled domestically during the disease\u2019s incubation period \u2014 which is generally between two days and two weeks \u2014 the county cannot be sure where they contracted it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Health officials urge prevention and caution after the mosquito-borne illness was reported in the South Bay. 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