West Nile Virus detected in Swampscott

Rhode Island DEM: Jamestown Canyon Virus detected in Tiverton, West Nile Virus found in multiple communities

PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management and Rhode Island Department of Health have confirmed Jamestown Canyon Virus has been detected in Tiverton along with additional detections of West Nile Virus. The WNV virus was found in mosquito samples collected by DEM in Cranston, East Providence, North Providence, and Woonsocket on July […]

West Nile Virus detected in Swampscott

Erin HickeySWAMPSCOTT — The Massachusetts Department of Public Health has detected West Nile virus in a mosquito collected in Swampscott, though the state’s current arboviral risk level for the virus in town remains low. West Nile virus is most commonly transmitted to humans through the bite of an infected mosquito. In response to the positive mosquito […] The post West Nile Virus detected in Swampscott appeared first on Itemlive.