Dead Birds Reported, Tested, and Positive
for WNV by County in California in 2026
Year To Date (Weeks 1 - 44)

(2026-11-12) - Source: http://westnile.ca.gov

CountyReported*TestedPositive% Tested Positive
Alameda7193939100%
Alpine----
Amador16---
Butte511119%
Calaveras11---
Colusa71--
Contra Costa444701521%
Del Norte5---
El Dorado299111%
Fresno15119316%
Glenn2---
Humboldt16---
Imperial3---
Inyo2---
Kern353--
Kings16---
Lake158--
Lassen2---
Los Angeles197824816567%
Madera345360%
Marin824--
Mariposa6---
Mendocino9---
Merced384250%
Modoc4---
Mono1---
Monterey713--
Napa389111%
Nevada294--
Orange79025012048%
Placer23910599%
Plumas2---
Riverside277581526%
Sacramento100241210726%
San Benito6---
San Bernardino192512039%
San Diego62426110139%
San Francisco8512--
San Joaquin168571425%
San Luis Obispo1569--
San Mateo597149107%
Santa Barbara846--
Santa Clara101029112242%
Santa Cruz11314--
Shasta303--
Sierra----
Siskiyou4---
Solano7712217%
Sonoma1589111%
Stanislaus1291716%
Sutter3510330%
Tehama5---
Trinity1---
Tulare398--
Tuolumne2---
Ventura13532722%
Yolo204932022%
Yuba418450%
State Totals10019230478634%

* Birds in a die-off are not included in reported totals because the deaths are not related to WNV. A die-off is defined as a group of 10 or more same species dead birds unless the species is American Crow.
Source: Vector-Borne Disease Section, California Department of Public Health