A Salt Lake County resident has been hospitalized with a potentially deadly form of West Nile Virus — the first known case in the county this year, according to the county health department.
The unidentified adult has a neuroinvasive form of the virus — a more serious case seen in less than 1% of patients — which can result in longterm complications or death.
While it’s the first time West Nile is known to have infected a human in the county in 2019, the Salt Lake County Health Department said, the virus has been detected 21 times in mosquitos captured this year.