August and September are the months when most people are exposed to West Nile virus in Massachusetts, but the state epidemiologist says mosquitoes carrying the disease will persist through fall.
Two Massachusetts residents tested positive for the West Nile virus , according to the state Department of Public Health. These are first two human cases of the disease in Massachusetts this year.
West Nile virus is usually transmitted to humans through the bite of an infected mosquito. There were eight human cases of the virus in Massachusetts last year.
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