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West Nile Virus infection numbers continue to rise
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Nov 3, 2015
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West Nile Virus infection numbers continue to rise
A look at how to protect yourself from the latest outbreak of mosquito-born West Nile Virus that's plaguing Southern California.
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A look at how to protect yourself from the latest outbreak of mosquito-born West Nile Virus that's plaguing Southern California.

Twenty-eight people have died of West Nile Virus and more than 400 others have reportedly been infected in multiple California counties this year.

Robert Cummings, director of Scientific Technical Services at the Orange County Vector Control District, says that the culprit is local house mosquitoes that have carried the virus from birds to humans.

To listen to the full interview, click on the blue audio player above.