Dead Birds Reported, Tested, and Positive
for WNV by County in California in 2026
Year To Date (Weeks 1 - 31)

(2026-08-12) - Source: http://westnile.ca.gov

CountyReported*TestedPositive% Tested Positive
Alameda5103232100%
Alpine----
Amador12---
Butte344--
Calaveras7---
Colusa5---
Contra Costa27433721%
Del Norte2---
El Dorado174--
Fresno11315320%
Glenn1---
Humboldt14---
Imperial1---
Inyo2---
Kern223--
Kings12---
Lake104--
Lassen2---
Los Angeles11131256048%
Madera244250%
Marin462--
Mariposa4---
Mendocino5---
Merced231--
Modoc4---
Mono1---
Monterey493--
Napa285120%
Nevada224--
Orange3816523%
Placer1706846%
Plumas2---
Riverside1562814%
Sacramento7222958529%
San Benito3---
San Bernardino12030827%
San Diego3951382619%
San Francisco638--
San Joaquin10732413%
San Luis Obispo958--
San Mateo44311398%
Santa Barbara664--
Santa Clara7392197434%
Santa Cruz734--
Shasta172--
Sierra----
Siskiyou1---
Solano479222%
Sonoma1136--
Stanislaus8711--
Sutter224250%
Tehama5---
Trinity1---
Tulare266--
Tuolumne2---
Ventura9018317%
Yolo12949918%
Yuba316233%
State Totals6463136233625%

* 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