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2 O.C. Men Test Positive For West Nile Virus

Two Orange County men recently tested positive for West Nile virus. Source: CBS

Two men who recently donated blood tested positive for West Nile virus, the first known human cases of the mosquito-borne virus in Orange County this year. The county Health Care Agency says the 23-year-old man and 41-year-old man do not have any symptoms of illness. The names and hometowns of the men aren't being released.

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