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State reports first person infected with Jamestown Canyon virus
Virus contributed to death of Dublin resident
Aug 11, 2021 Updated 13 hrs ago
CONCORD — The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services announced last week that a southwestern New Hampshire resident has died after testing positive for the Jamestown Canyon virus, a viral infection transmitted through the bite of an infected mosquito.
Stat health officials note the case is a reminder for residents and visitors to take precautions to avoid mosquito bites and the illnesses they can cause (see related story).
While the state identified Jamestown Canyon virus in a batch of mosquitos in Bow in June, this is the first detection of JCV in a person in the State this season, prompting DHSS Division of Public Health Services to issue a warning of high for the individual's town of residence, Dublin, and moderate for the surrounding towns of Harrisville, Peterborough, Jaffrey, and Marlborough...
State reports first person infected with Jamestown Canyon virus
Virus contributed to death of Dublin resident
Aug 11, 2021 Updated 13 hrs ago
CONCORD — The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services announced last week that a southwestern New Hampshire resident has died after testing positive for the Jamestown Canyon virus, a viral infection transmitted through the bite of an infected mosquito.
Stat health officials note the case is a reminder for residents and visitors to take precautions to avoid mosquito bites and the illnesses they can cause (see related story).
While the state identified Jamestown Canyon virus in a batch of mosquitos in Bow in June, this is the first detection of JCV in a person in the State this season, prompting DHSS Division of Public Health Services to issue a warning of high for the individual's town of residence, Dublin, and moderate for the surrounding towns of Harrisville, Peterborough, Jaffrey, and Marlborough...