More Boston Mosquitoes Test Positive for West Nile Virus

The infected pool of mosquitoes was found in the city's Hyde Park section

An additional mosquito pool in Boston has tested positive for West Nile Virus. Tests performed on Aug. 5 confirmed the mosquito-borne illness in a pool of mosquitoes in Hyde Park.

Mosquito pools in Jamaica Plain and Roslindale tested positive for it earlier in the summer.

There have been no recorded human cases of mosquito-borne illnesses in Boston this year. 

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