West Nile Virus

After human cases of Eastern Equine Encephalitis and West Nile virus were recently reported, mosquito spraying around various neighborhoods in Massachusetts will take place Monday evening.

Massachusetts health officials have confirmed the first human case of West Nile virus in the state this year. A man in his 50s is believed to have been exposed to the mosquito-borne illness while in southwestern Essex County or eastern Middlesex County, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health said Friday. “This is the first time that West Nile virus infection…

West Nile virus has resurfaced in Massachusetts for the first time this year, health officials said. Two mosquitoes tested positive for the mosquito-borne illness after being collected in the Middlesex County town of Belmont on Tuesday, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health said in a statement. The department hasn’t elevated any risk levels in connection with the mosquitoes testing...