A man in his mid-70s has become the aboriginal being in Continued Beach to die of West Nile virus this year, burghal admiral said Thursday.
The man lived in east Continued Beach and was ailing in August, burghal admiral said in a statement. His name was not released.
Nine animal cases accept been appear this year, according to the Continued Beach Department of Bloom and Animal Services, compared with seven cases in all of 2013. One Continued Beach citizen died of the virus aftermost year, the best contempo afterlife back 2004.
In California, 181 animal cases accept been appear so far this year, an access from 101 over the aforementioned aeon in 2013. At atomic nine bodies in the accompaniment accept died from West Nile virus this year.
"The afterlife of a Continued Beach citizen due to West Nile virus is a sad and sobering admonition of the accident airish by mosquito bites," said Dr. Mitchell Kushner, accessible bloom administrator for the burghal of Continued Beach. "We charge to booty precautions to abstain mosquito bites and abbreviate accident of WNV infection, abnormally at this time of the year back the accident of infection is at its highest."
The West Nile virus is transmitted to bodies and animals by the chaw of an adulterated mosquito. Best bodies aren't at accident of austere illness, but beneath than 1% of the citizenry can advance a austere acoustic illness, such as encephalitis or meningitis.
Long Beach bloom admiral are extensive out to bodies over the age of 50 and association with diabetes, aerial claret burden or added bloom altitude because they're at the greatest accident of complications.
Healthcare admiral apprenticed association to abolish pools of brackish water, abrasion continued sleeves and pants while out at dark or dawn, and use an insect abhorrent absolute DEET. They're additionally asked to address asleep birds and squirrels.
Dead birds and timberline squirrels can be appear online or by calling the California Department of Bloom Services at (877) WNV-BIRD.
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Title : Long Beach letters its aboriginal West Nile virus afterlife of 2014
Description : A man in his mid-70s has become the aboriginal being in Continued Be...