California’s first West Nile virus death of 2026 is in Kings County. Residents urged to take precautions against mosquitoes

The number of people confirmed to be infected with West Nile virus in the San Joaquin Valley is creeping higher, wrestling in California’s first death from the mosquito-borne virus in Kings County. The death was announced Aug. 3 by Rose Mary Rahn, director of the Kings County Department of Public Health. No details were released […] The post California’s first West Nile virus death of 2026 is in…