The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) has raised the West Nile virus (WNV) risk level in Everett to high following the confirmation of a human case in Middlesex County. This is the second confirmed human case of West Nile virus in Massachusetts this season. West Nile virus is most commonly spread to people through the bite of an infected mosquito. The mosquitoes that carry WNV are found throughout Massachusetts, including in urban …
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