The death was the first in the county from the virus since 2006, officials said.
The arrival of tropical moisture in the air above the Bay Area over the past several days has brought with it the appearance of more mosquitos in some of the hotter areas.
“This is a tragedy,” Dr. Meera Sreenivasan, the county’s deputy health officer, said in a statement. “This death also reinforces how important it is to reduce risk of West Nile virus infection by reducing our exposure to mosquitos.” A dead bird and five sentinel chickens in Oakley also have tested positive for the virus in the county this year, officials said.
It spreads when an infected mosquito bites something. Mosquitos can pick it up when they feed upon an infected bird.Health officials said residents would be smart to use insect repellents approved by the U.S. Environmental Agency that contain either DEET, Picaridin, the repellent version of Oil of Lemon Eucalyptis, or IR3535.
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