Two Massachusetts residents have contracted West Nile virus in the state’s first human cases this year. One woman in her 70s was exposed to the mosquito-borne virus in another area of the country, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health said Tuesday. A man in his 40s was exposed in Middlesex County, which health officials had deemed to be at moderate…
Two Massachusetts residents have contracted the mosquito-borne West Nile virus, with one being exposed in another part of the country and the other being exposed in Middlesex CountyTwo Massachusetts residents have contracted West Nile virus in the state's first human cases this year.
One woman in her 70s was exposed to the mosquito-borne virus in another area of the country, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health said Tuesday. A man in his 40s was exposed in Middlesex County, which health officials had deemed to be at moderate risk. The DPH notes that the risk of human infection is considered moderate in Middlesex County, Norfolk County and Suffolk County, as well as in parts of Bristol County, Plymouth County, Worcester County, Hampden County, Hampshire County and Berkshire County.
The risk level for the far deadlier Eastern Equine Encephalitis, or EEE — also spread by mosquitoes — is considered remote to low across the state,Get New England news, weather forecasts and entertainment stories to your inbox.By contrast, about 80% of people infected with West Nile virus do not experience symptoms — which can include fever, headaches, body aches, nausea, vomiting, swollen lymph nodes and rashes, according to the state. Under 1% of infected people develop severe illness.
"This is the first time that West Nile virus infection has been identified in Massachusetts residents this year," Public Health Commissioner Robert Goldstein said in a statement."August and September are the months when most people are exposed to West Nile virus in Massachusetts."
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