West Nile Mosquito Surge in Orange County | Irvine News

Presented by The Plant Daddies — rare specimen trees, living art, and hand-carved limestone vessels and fountains for extraordinary spaces. Showrooms in Los Angeles and Irvine. Listeners of Irvine News Today receive 10% off with code LANEWS10. theplantdaddies.com/lanews Orange County is bracing for its worst West Nile virus mosquito outbreak ever, with positive mosquito pools already surpassing last year’s total and climbing fast—thanks to record heat accelerating breeding. While most infected show no symptoms, one in five get flu-like illness, and in rare cases, it’s deadly. Officials are fighting back with mineral oil treatments and sterile male mosquito releases, keeping human cases at zero this year (compared to four last year). The virus is widespread across 16 cities, with hotspots in Anaheim, Buena Park, and Fullerton. Residents are urged to eliminate standing water, clean containers, and report issues—because stopping this outbreak takes everyone. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/74fc92e26a7074f9