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West Nile virus was detected in a goat in Lunenburg, marking the first animal case in Massachusetts in 2025. Nearby towns are now at moderate risk, officials say.
Bay State health officials are reporting the first confirmed case of West Nile virus in an animal this year, as people are urged to take precautions against mosquito bites. A goat was recently exposed to the virus in Lunenburg in Worcester County, the Department of Public Health announced on Tuesday.
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TheHealthSite on MSNWhat Is West Nile Virus? Dengue-Like Fever Sparks Fear Among Locals In GeorgiaTwo mosquitoes are detected positive for the West Nile Virus. Fulton County locals gribbed in fear of the mosquito-borne disease that can cause neurological disease and death in people. TheHealthSite.
Lubbock is reminding citizens of its online method to request mosquito spraying as recent heavy rainfall creates conditions for the insects to thrive.
Warming trends across North America have helped establish West Nile virus (WNV) as an endemic disease in New York state, and in the future continued climate change will help increase transmissibility of the virus, according to new research published late last week in Scientific Reports.