Samples collected from West Roxbury and Hyde Park are the first to test positive for West Nile Virus in Boston this summer.

West Nile virus is spread through mosquito bites. The insects pick it up from infected birds, before transmitting it to humans and other animals. According to the CDC, 80% of people infected with ...

The increasing risk of West Nile in Boston comes after a goat tested positive for West Nile Virus in Lunenburg, Massachusetts ...

The West Nile virus was detected in a mosquito pool in South Boston, the first time this summer the mosquito-borne illness has been found in the city, according to the Boston Public Health Commission.

West Nile Virus detected in Boston mosquito samples West Nile Virus was detected in mosquitoes in Jamaica Plain, Roslindale, Roxbury and West Roxbury.

Boston; Mosquito in Boston tests positive for West Nile virus, marking city’s 1st positive sample of the disease this season . Published: Jul. 15, 2020, 8:22 a.m ...

BOSTON — A mosquito pool in South Boston tested positive for West Nile virus, the Boston Public Health Commission announced Thursday. It was the first mosquito pool to be confirmed with West ...

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health announced two additional human cases of the West Nile Virus in the state Tuesday, following their Sept. 10 raising of Boston’s risk level to “high.” The ...

Two mosquito test samples taken from Hyde Park and West Roxbury have tested positive for West Nile Virus, the Boston Public ...

Two mosquito samples collected in Hyde Park and West Roxbury tested positive for West Nile Virus— the first positive samples ...

Public health officials are warning residents after mosquito samples from two Boston neighborhoods have tested positive for ...