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A Middlesex County resident has been diagnosed with West Nile virus. Residents urged to take precautions to avoid mosquito bites.
State health officials had previously reported on July 30 that four mosquito samples in Cambridge had tested positive for West Nile virus. Positive mosquito samples were also reported in Boston, Brookline, Malden, Medford, Newton, Somerville, Waltham and several other Greater Boston communities.
Link here to 8-27-15 Update
State and county information about West Nile virus and reports of West Nile virus activity in Massachusetts can be found on the state health department website at: www.mass.gov/dph/mosquito.
For local West Nile virus updates, call the Cambridge Public Health Department at 617-665-3848 or visit www.cambridgepublichealth.org.
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