Sixteenth Human Case of West Nile Virus Reported in MA
Mosquito-borne illnesses remain a serious threat until the first winter frost.
Northborough is still considered to be at a high risk and will be until the first hard frost, canceling nighttime activities, particularly evening sports. Earlier today the Massachusetts Department of Public Health sent out an announcement regarding a 16th case of the West Nile Virus and the sixth case of EEE in humans. The most recent EEE patient is an Amesbury woman in her 60s. "There have now been six confirmed human cases of EEE in Massachusetts residents so far this year, including one case that resulted in the death of a Worcester County man in his 70s," the release from the state said. "There were two cases of EEE in August of last year acquired in Massachusetts; a fatal case in a Bristol County man and an infection in a tourist …
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