LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) – Five new West Nile virus cases have been reported in Clark County, bringing the total cases reported to seven.
Three of the five people were diagnosed with the neuroinvasive form of the illness. They were a female over the age of 60 and two males under the age of 50. All three were hospitalized and recovering, according to the Southern Nevada Health District.
A male and female under the age of 50 were also diagnosed with the non-neuroinvasive form. Both patients have since recovered, SNHD said.
On June 26, the Health District announced the first two cases of West Nile in the county.
As of June 27, 267 mosquito pools tested positive for West Nile. That’s 8,578 mosquitoes from 36 ZIP codes. Additionally, 15 mosquito pools tested positive for the virus that causes St. Louis encephalitis, which includes 447 mosquitos from six ZIP codes.
SNHD advised that most people who get bit by positive mosquitos will not develop symptoms and their cases will go unreported. Some people can develop a neuroinvasive form of the illnesses that cause encephalitis (inflammation of the brain) or meningitis (inflammation of the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord), SNHD said.
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