West Nile fever, Lunenburg
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The city reported that it had discovered its first West Nile-positive mosquito for the 2025 season in early July. The Daily Camera reported the news, saying that while West Nile virus season was starting early in Colorado's Front Range, experts weren't certain that this would translate into a heavy season for infections.
Bay State health officials are reporting the first confirmed case of West Nile virus in an animal this year, as people are urged to take precautions against mosquito bites. A goat was recently exposed to the virus in Lunenburg in Worcester County, the Department of Public Health announced on Tuesday.
West Nile virus was detected in a goat in Lunenburg, marking the first animal case in Massachusetts in 2025. Nearby towns are now at moderate risk, officials say.
It's early, but mosquitoes with West Nile virus have already been detected in Massachusetts. The Department of Public Health announced June 17 that mosquitos trapped in Shrewsbury tested positive ...
Two additional cases of West Nile virus have been confirmed in humans in Massachusetts, as public health officials raise the risk level in 9 more cities and town.. So far this summer, there have ...
In 2022, there were eight human cases of the West Nile virus infection identified in Massachusetts, with the first being announced on August 25. The first case of 2021 came on September 1.
The risk for contracting West Nile Virus in Massachusetts is still low, according to the state, but more mosquito populations are testing positive.. According to Massachusetts Department of Health ...