This year's first human case of West Nile virus has been confirmed in a Huntington resident, Suffolk County Health officials announced Friday.

The individual, who was not identified, is under the age of 50 and started to experience symptoms in mid-August, according to Suffolk officials. They were hospitalized and are currently recovering at home.

No confirmed human cases have been reported in Nassau County this year but mosquitoes carrying the virus have been detected throughout Long Island in recent weeks.

"We hope people will heed the message that mosquitoes are more than a nuisance," Suffolk County Health Commissioner Dr. Gregson Pigott said in a statement. "Their bites can transmit serious diseases, including West Nile virus."

The virus, which is transmitted to people through the

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