The Department of Environmental Protection’s West Nile Virus Program Wednesday reported three more people have tested positive for West Nile Virus-- 2 in Franklin County and 1 in York County.
This brings to 4 the total number of human cases reported so far this season. On July 31 the program reported one person in Allegheny County had tested positive.
Certain mosquito species carry the West Nile virus, which can cause humans to contract West Nile encephalitis, an infection that can result in an inflammation of the brain. According to the Department of Health, all residents in areas where virus activity has been identified are at risk of contracting West Nile encephalitis.
DEP reported West Nile Virus was found in one new county this week so far-- Clarion.
The other counties with positive mosquito or bird samples include-- Adams, Allegheny, Beaver, Bedford, Berks, Blair, Bucks, Cambria, Carbon, Centre, Chester, Clearfield, Clinton, Columbia, Cumberland, Dauphin, Delaware, Elk, Erie, Fayette, Forest, Franklin, Fulton, Greene, Huntingdon, Indiana, Juniata, Lackawanna, Lancaster, Lawrence, Lebanon, Lehigh, Luzerne, Lycoming, McKean, Mercer, Mifflin, Monroe, Montgomery, Montour, Northampton, Northumberland, Perry, Philadelphia, Schuylkill, Snyder, Somerset, Union, Washington, Westmoreland, Wyoming and York.
Upcoming mosquito spraying events are listed on the West Nile Virus Program homepage (lower right) or Click Here to check on spraying in other parts of the state.
To learn about precautions you can take and for more on the state's surveillance and control program, please visit the West Nile Virus website.
Upcoming mosquito spraying events are listed on the West Nile Virus Program homepage (lower right) or Click Here to check on spraying in other parts of the state.
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