2 cases of West Nile virus identified in L.A. County, according to officials ... There have been more than 300 deaths from West Nile virus in ...SkiptocontentCaliforniaonFridayreportedthestate’sfirstdeathfromtheWestNilevirusthisyear.AresidentofSanLuisObispoCountydiedfromcomplicationsofthemosquito-bornvirus,theCaliforniaDepartmentofPublicHealthsaidinanewsrelease.Itdidn’tsaywhenthepersondiedorprovideotherdetails.“Hottemperaturesthismontharecontributingtoincreasingnumbersofmosquitoesandtheincreasedriskofvirustransmissiontohumans,”thedepartmentsaid.RelatedContentStudioCityneighborhoodwillbesprayedduetohighWestNilevirusnumbers,elevatedmosquitoactivityL.A.Countyreportsits1stWestNilevirusdeathof20202casesofWestNilevirusidentifiedinL.A.County,accordingtoofficialsTherehavebeenmorethan300deathsfromWestNilevirusinCaliforniasince2003,thedepartmentsaid.Itappearedthatthepersonwasinfectedwhiletravelingoutsidethecountytoanareawherevirus-infectedmosquitoesareendemic,thecounty’sPublicHealthDepartmentsaid.MostpeopleinfectedwithWestNiledon’thaveanysymptoms,whileabout1in5haveflu-likesymptomsandfewerthan1%ofpeopledevelopseriousneurologicalproblemssuchasencephalitisormeningitis,healthofficialssaid.Peopleage50orolderandthosewithdiabetesorhypertensionareathigherriskofgettingsickanddevelopingcomplications,authoritiessaid.Morethan300deathsfromWestNilehavebeenreportedinCaliforniasince2003,accordingtostatefigures.CloseModalSuggestaCorrectionYourname(required)Youremail(required)Reportatypoorgrammaticalerror(required)SubmitSuggestaCorrectionMoreStoriesChina‘shocked’byWHOplanforCOVID-19originsstudythatsaysvirusmayhaveleakedfromChineselabChinacannotaccepttheWorldHealthOrganization'splanforthesecondphaseofastudyintotheoriginsofCOVID-19,aseniorChinesehealthofficialsaidThursday.ZengYixin,theviceministeroftheNationalHealthCommission,saidhewasshockedbytheplanandspecifically,thetheorythatthevirusmighthaveleakedfromaChineselab.ReadtheFullArticleUniversityofCaliforniaconsidersfirsttuitionhikeforin-statestu