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Record-breaking year for mosquitoes and West Nile Virus in Pennsylvania

PENNSYLVANIA -- It’s been a record-breaking year for the number of mosquitoes and West Nile Virus cases statewide. By now, those mosquitoes should be all but gone. Experts said the mosquitoes haven't ... read more

Pennsylvania’s First Human Case Of West Nile Virus This Year Reported In Allegheny County

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — An Allegheny County resident may be the first person in Pennsylvania this year to contract West Nile Virus ... resident in his early 70s was bitten by a mosquito carrying West Nile ... read more

Cases of West Nile Virus reach record highs in US states where mosquitoes thrive amid climate change

A record-breaking ... this year - a drastic increase from the state's six cases in 2017. 'The hot, humid weather in Massachusetts combined with frequent heavy rainfall has provided perfect conditions ... read more

Pa. seeing record rate of mosquitoes infected with West Nile virus

Culex mosquitoes ... for the West Nile virus this year. Witman reported 24 positive readings in Northampton County. "Last year, we had a total of 95 for the whole season – which ended in October," ... read more

Pennsylvania is having its worst outbreak of West Nile virus in 15 years

(Harrisburg) -- Pennsylvania is seeing its worst outbreak of West Nile virus in 15 years. The state reports 72 human cases ... Birds migrate out of the area, and mosquitoes seek a blood meal elsewhere ... read more

Mosquito Tests Positive For West Nile Virus In Horsham

HORSHAM, PA ... West Nile Virus in the county thus far. This sample is just the second positive sample found in Montgomery County this year, according to Pennsylvania Department of Health records. The ... read more

Bad year for birds with West Nile in Pennsylvania

are saying it's been a bad year for West Nile virus cases in birds in Pennsylvania. The higher-than-usual number of birds suffering from West Nile is likely due to more mosquitoes. Birds, and humans, ... read more

Mosquitoes with West Nile Virus popping up across PA

HARRISBURG, P.A. --- Christopher Hooper, the resource program supervisor with the Dauphin County Conservation District, says this is the time of year West Nile Virus cases ... 33 counties in ... read more

Brief history of the West Nile virus and how it swept across Pa., U.S.

Microbiologist Maria Strohecker preparing samples containing mosquitos collected in the field for testing at the DEP state labs in Harrisburg, where they test mosquito samples for West Nile Virus ... ... read more

County Sees Uptick in Positive Mosquito Tests for West Nile Virus

No confirmed human cases of West Nile virus have been reported this year in Pennsylvania. Humans can usually only get the virus from a bite from an infected mosquito, not from birds or animals. The ... read more

West Nile Virus Found in Bristol Township Mosquitoes

Two mosquitoes found in Bristol Township have tested positive for West Nile Virus, according to the Pa ... There were 25 human cases of West Nile in Pennsylvania last year (28th in the United States). ... read more

West Nile virus blamed for two human deaths in Pa.: Report

The Pennsylvania Department of Health ... 17 at Lancaster General Hospital "after contracting West Nile virus." Wardle told the newspaper there have been 33 human cases of West Nile virus this year. ... read more