The risk for West Nile virus is high in 10 cities and towns in Massachusetts, including Boston, public health officials say.

WORCESTER - Mosquitos carrying the West Nile Virus were found in a trap site in Worcester as reported by the state Department ...

AGAWAM, Mass. (WWLP) – West Nile Virus has increased this summer, making it difficult to spend time outside at night. Health ...

The article West Nile Virus Detected In Worcester Mosquitoes, Spraying Scheduled appeared first on Worcester Patch. WORCESTER, MA — More mosquito samples in Worcester have tested positive for West ...

The state Department of Public Health now categorizes most of the Berkshires as being at moderate risk for West Nile virus, ...

The city is advising residents to avoid mosquito bites and seal their homes as West Nile virus isolations continue to be ...

The risk for contracting West Nile Virus in Massachusetts is still low, according to the state, but more mosquito populations are testing positive. According to Massachusetts Department of Health ...

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health raised the risk level for West Nile Virus, or WNV, to high in many communities, ...

Since the West Nile virus first entered the U.S. in 1999, it has become the leading cause of mosquito-borne disease in the country, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

West Nile virus is usually transmitted to humans through the bite of an infected mosquito. There were eight human cases of West Nile virus in Massachusetts in 2020.