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MA: 2024 West Nile

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Source: https://www.boston.com/news/health/...cond-human-case-of-west-nile-virus-this-year/

Mass. health officials report the second human case of West Nile virus this year
The exposure happened in Middlesex County.
By Beth Treffeisen
August 13, 2024 | 10:51 AM


The Massachusetts Department of Public Health announced on Monday that it had detected the second human case of West Nile virus in the state this year.

The virus affected a man in his 70s in Middlesex County, an area the department has marked as a moderate risk.

“Many parts of the country, including Massachusetts, are experiencing increasing (West Nile virus) activity,” said Public Health Commissioner Robbie Goldstein in a statement. “We are in the peak time of the year when most people are exposed to West Nile virus in Massachusetts. Residents should continue to take precautions to avoid mosquito bites.”​...
 
Source: https://www.boston.com/news/local-n...-virus-confirmed-in-mass-bringing-total-to-6/

2 more human cases of West Nile virus confirmed in Mass., bringing total to 6
“The risk of West Nile virus in Massachusetts will continue until the first hard frost.”
By Dialynn Dwyer
September 4, 2024

Two more people in Massachusetts have been diagnosed with West Nile virus, bringing the state’s total number of cases in humans this season to six, public health officials say.

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health announced the two new cases on Tuesday. One is a man in his 50s who was exposed in Suffolk County, and the other is a man in his 80s who was exposed in southern Middlesex County.​..
 
Mass.gov​

State health officials announce additional human cases of EEE and West Nile Virus

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
9/05/2024. Department of Public Health​


BOSTON — The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) today announced one additional human case of Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) and one additional human case of West Nile virus (WNV) in Massachusetts this year.

Both cases are men in their 70s. One man was exposed to EEE in central Middlesex County, bringing the total number of EEE cases in Massachusetts this year to three. The other man was exposed to WNV in southern Middlesex County in an area already at high risk for the disease. This is the seventh case of WNV in Massachusetts this year.

As a result, EEE risk levels are being raised to high in Acton, Ayer, Boxborough, Carlisle, and Littleton in Middlesex County; and Harvard in Worcester County. The following communities are being raised to moderate: Bedford, Billerica, Chelmsford, Concord, Framingham, Groton, Lincoln, Shirley, Stow, Tyngsborough, Wayland, and Westford in Middlesex County; and Berlin, Bolton, Clinton, and Lancaster in Worcester County.

WNV risk levels in the following communities are being raised to high: Stoneham and Wakefield in Middlesex County.

“Today’s announcement of additional West Nile virus and Eastern equine encephalitis cases makes it clear that mosquito season is not over,” said Public Health Commissioner Robbie Goldstein, MD, PhD. “It is essential that residents continue to use mosquito repellent with an EPA-registered active ingredient every time they are outdoors. We also strongly recommend that residents and towns in areas at high risk for EEE reschedule their evening outdoor events to avoid peak mosquito biting hours.”

There have been 88 EEE-positive mosquito samples in Massachusetts this year. While most activity has been focused in Plymouth and Worcester counties, infected mosquitoes have also been found in Bristol, Essex, and Middlesex counties. There have been 299 WNV-positive mosquito samples so far this year detected from Barnstable, Berkshire, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk, and Worcester counties. ...

https://www.mass.gov/news/state-hea...tional-human-cases-of-eee-and-west-nile-virus

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Source: https://patch.com/massachusetts/acr...rus-cases-mosquito-borne-illness-worries-rise

3 New MA West Nile Virus Cases Confirmed As Mosquito-Borne Illness Worries Escalate
The three new confirmed WNV cases make 10 for Massachusetts this summer on top of four human Eastern equine encephalitis cases.
Scott Souza,
Patch StaffVerified Patch Staff Badge
Posted Tue, Sep 10, 2024 at 4:06 pm ET​

MASSACHUSETTS — Three more human cases of West Nile virus cases were confirmed in Massachusetts on Tuesday as the state deals with one of its biggest mosquito-borne illness breakouts in years late in the summer.

The new West Nile virus cases make it 10 across Massachusetts this season and are in addition to the four confirmed human cases of Eastern equine encephalitis the state Department of Public Health confirmed as of Monday.​..
 
Source: https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/09/13/metro/massachusetts-west-nile-virus-11th-human-case/


Mass. confirms 11th human case of West Nile virus, raises EEE risk level in Concord
By Tonya Alanez Globe Staff,Updated September 13, 2024, 7:17 p.m.

The state’s 11th instance of a human case of West Nile virus, a man in his 60s, was announced Friday by state health officials, nearly doubling the total number of human cases reported in Massachusetts last year.

In 2023, there were six human cases of the mosquito-borne virus reported in the state. The number this year has been on the rise with the last three human cases reported on Tuesday, and now another on Friday.

The exact location of the most recent exposure is uncertain. The man had recently traveled out of state, but he also could have been exposed in the Greater Boston region which is at “high” risk for exposure, according to a statement from the state Department of Public Health.

So far this year, there have been 314 samples of mosquitoes with West Nile virus detected from Barnstable, Berkshire, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk, and Worcester counties.​..
 
Source: https://www.masslive.com/news/2024/...-of-west-nile-virus-health-officials-say.html

Mass. man becomes 12th human case of West Nile virus, health officials say
Published: Sep. 23, 2024, 4:46 p.m.
By Ryan Mancini | RMancini@masslive.com

A twelfth person has been diagnosed with West Nile virus in Massachusetts, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health announced Monday.

The person is a man in his 50s who was exposed in Essex County, health officials said in a statement. Due to his infection, the risk levels were raised for the Essex County communities of Beverly, Danvers, Essex, Manchester, Peabody, Salem and Wenham.​...
 
Source: https://www.masslive.com/news/2024/...virus-bringing-massachusetts-total-to-15.html

Two women get West Nile virus, bringing Massachusetts total to 15
Published: Oct. 04, 2024, 3:00 p.m.
By Alvin Buyinza |
Two women who’ve contracted West Nile virus have brought the total number of cases in Massachusetts to 15 this year, officials announced Friday afternoon.

One woman is in her 60s, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health said. She was most likely exposed in Middlesex County.​

The other woman is in her 70s, the department said. She was most likely exposed outside of the state...
 
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