west nile virus

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The Clinton County, New York Health Department recently reported its first human case of West Nile Virus this year. It’s thought the viruses are more prevalent across the region this year due to the weather and climate change.

Public health officials in Pittsfield, Massachusetts are responding to positive tests for mosquito-borne illnesses as the commonwealth reports multiple human cases of Eastern Equine Encephalitis and West Nile Virus.

Mosquitoes are a common nuisance this time of year, but they're increasingly posing a danger here in the Northeast, cases of West Nile Virus and Eastern Equine Encephalitis are popping up from the Hudson Valley to Eastern Massachusetts and beyond.

The city of Pittsfield, Massachusetts says two positive tests for West Nile Virus have been detected through a state-run weekly mosquito testing program.

The Vermont Health Department says a batch of mosquitoes have tested positive for West Nile Virus for the first time this year.

The Vermont Health Department is reporting the year’s first positive samples of West Nile virus in mosquitoes in the state.

Mosquitoes with West Nile Virus have been found in Westchester County, New York. County health officials are reminding residents to remove standing water…

Westchester County has its first positive human case of West Nile Virus this year. Westchester’s Department of Health says the first case was confirmed in…

Two batches of mosquitoes have tested positive for West Nile Virus in Westchester.The batches are the season’s first positive ones in Westchester for this…