The Boston Public Health Commission has announced that a second pool of mosquitoes in Boston was found to be infected with the West Nile virus. The mosquitoes were collected in the Riverway section on September 7. The first pool of infected mosquitoes was found in the West Roxbury section. There have been no human cases of West Nile virus identified in Boston residents this year. Most people bitten by infected mosquitoes experience no illness or mild illness but some people can develop more serious disease, according to BPHC.
To read more about West Nile virus and prevention tips, visit:
- "Andrew Spielman Takes Closer Look at 'Man's Most Persitent and Deadly Foe'," HPH NOW, June 7, 2001
- "Much Left to Learn about West Nile Virus Four Years after First Appearance in U.S.", HPH NOW, September 5, 2003
- BPHC's web site
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