Nearly 20 Cases of West Nile Virus in California This Year
There have been 19 confirmed cases of West Nile Virus in California so far this year, compared with just one case at this time last year, according to data from the California Department of Public Health. Gil Chavez, deputy director of DPH, said that "it is not possible to predict the extent of West Nile Virus activity for 2014."
- "West Nile Virus Making its Summer Trek Across California" (Patterson, "State of Health," KQED, 7/31).