 Williamstown Board of Health Looks into County Mosquito ProgramThe Board of Health on Monday began a conversation about enrolling the town in the Berkshire County Mosquito Control Project. Season's First West Nile-Positive Mosquitoes Found in ClarksburgThe State Public Health Laboratory confirmed WNV in a mosquito sample collected in Clarksburg on June 16. On Monday, the public was notified of the detection on the town’s website. Pittsfield Might Resume Mosquito Spraying if West Nile Virus Risk ElevatesMosquito spraying was discontinued in 2021 and has been a contentious issue, with the City Council taking votes against it and residents polarized. West Nile Virus Found in More Pittsfield MosquitosThe city is advising residents to avoid mosquito bites and seal their homes as West Nile virus isolations continue to be detected. West Nile Virus Confirmed in Mosquitoes from PittsfieldAt this time there are no confirmed human cases of WNV but the city West Nile Found in Lunenburg GoatThe state Department of Public Health said Tuesday that it had confirmed the first case of West Nile virus in an animal this year. |
