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Mosquitos test positive for West Nile virus

Mosquitos test positive for West Nile virus

On Wednesday, August 5, the Needham Public Health Department notified residents that mosquitos found in Needham tested positive for West Nile virus. As a result, the risk level for West Nile virus has been raised to moderate.

Residents should take extra precaution to protect themselves from mosquitos. Residents are...

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Infected mosquitoes found, WNV buzz increases

Infected mosquitoes found, WNV buzz increases
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By Stephen Press Hometown Weekly Staff Massachusetts Department of Public Health officials have announced that mosquitoes trapped in Dover and Wellesley have tested positive for West Nile virus (WNV); this is in addition to several positive-testing mosquitoes located in Newton, which borders Hometown Weekly communities Wellesley and Needham, on July 24. WNV is a viral infection...
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Communities experience mosquito malady

Communities experience mosquito malady
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By Amelia Tarallo Hometown Weekly Correspondent As worries about Zika at the Rio Olympics made national news, local officials determined the presence of a different mosquito-borne illness. Recently, mosquitos found in Norfolk County towns including Dover and Needham tested positive for the West Nile Virus. Officials made the discovery while testing mosquitos found in...
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