West Nile virus

It was bound to happen sooner or later, Massachusetts residents. The first human cases of this virus for 2024 in the Commonwealth have been reported.

The following information on West Nile Virus (being detected) in the Pittsfield/Berkshire area is courtesy of mass.gov and cdc.gov The Massachusetts Department of Public Health confirmed a third positive result of West Nile Virus (WNV) in weekly samples of mosquitoes collected by the Berkshire County Mosquito Control Project in the City of Pittsfield...

It's damp and it's humid and it's mosquito season. Some of these pesky insects can carry diseases, unfortunately. The following is a message from Pittsfield City Hall: On Friday, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health confirmed the presence of West Nile Virus in samples of mosquitoes collected by the Berkshire County Mosquito Control Project in the City of Pittsfield...

According to the latest Massachusetts Arbovirus Update, the risk level for contracting WNV has increased from low to moderate in six towns in Hampden County.

Massachusetts residents are being urged to take proper precautions to avoid being bitten by mosquitos as a second and third human case of West Nile Virus has been reported. This is after the first human case of the year was reported yesterday in an 80-year-old woman who was believed to have been infected in Middlesex County...

Yesterday, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health announced the first human case of West Nile Virus found in the Bay State for 2021.

The Mass. Dept. of Public Health has raised the West Nile virus risk level classification from low to moderate in several South Berkshire County communities. No human cases reported so far.