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 MOSQUITO-BORNE ILLNESS

Mosquito-borne illnesses are spread to people by the bite of an infected mosquito. Examples include West Nile Virus (WNV) or Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus (EEEV). Typically, the season for West Nile Virus or other mosquito-borne illnesses is summer through early fall. As soon as mosquitoes are active, it's time to protect yourself.

  Listen: Kim Martin, RN, provides tips to protect against mosquito-borne illness

 
2011 Positive Mosquito Pool Results in Boston
 
Number  Location Date of
Collection 
Species of Mosquito  Disease
1 West Roxbury July 6 Culex pipiens/restuans complex West Nile virus
2 West Roxbury July 6 Culex pipiens/restuans complex West Nile virus
3 West Roxbury July 12 Culex pipiens/restuans complex West Nile virus
4 West Roxbury July 12 Culex pipiens/restuans complex West Nile virus
5 West Roxbury July 12 Culex pipiens/restuans complex West Nile virus
6 Dorchester July 12 Culex pipiens/restuans complex West Nile virus
7 West Roxbury July 18 Culex pipiens/restuans complex West Nile virus
8 West Roxbury July 18 Culex pipiens/restuans complex West Nile virus
9 West Roxbury July 18 Culex pipiens/restuans complex West Nile virus
10 Dorchester July 19 Culex pipiens/restuans complex West Nile virus
11 Dorchester July 19 Culex pipiens/restuans complex West Nile virus
12 Dorchester July 19 Culex pipiens/restuans complex West Nile virus
13 West Roxbury July 25 Culex pipiens/restuans complex West Nile virus
14 West Roxbury July 25 Culex pipiens/restuans complex West Nile virus
15 West Roxbury July 25 Culex pipiens/restuans complex West Nile virus
16 West Roxbury July 25 Culex pipiens/restuans complex West Nile virus
17 West Roxbury July 25 Culex pipiens/restuans complex West Nile virus
18

Roslindale

July 25 Culex pipiens/restuans complex West Nile virus
19 Roslindale July 25 Culex pipiens/restuans complex West Nile virus
20 Roslindale July 25 Culex pipiens/restuans complex West Nile virus
21 Dorchester July 26 Culex pipiens/restuans complex West Nile virus
22 Dorchester July 26 Culex pipiens/restuans complex West Nile virus

23

Roslindale August 1 Culex pipiens/restuans complex West Nile virus
24 Roslindale August 1 Culex pipiens/restuans complex West Nile virus
25 Roslindale August 1 Culex pipiens/restuans complex West Nile virus
26 Roslindale August 1 Culex pipiens/restuans complex West Nile virus
27 Hyde Park August 1 Culex pipiens/restuans complex West Nile virus
28 Hyde Park August 1 Culex pipiens/restuans complex West Nile virus
29 Hyde Park August 1 Culex pipiens/restuans complex West Nile virus
30 Hyde Park August 1 Culex pipiens/restuans complex West Nile virus
31 Hyde Park August 1 Culex pipiens/restuans complex West Nile virus
32 Hyde Park August 1 Culex pipiens/restuans complex West Nile virus
33 South Boston August 2 Culex pipiens/restuans complex West Nile virus
34 South Boston August 2 Culex pipiens/restuans complex West Nile virus
35 South Boston August 2 Culex pipiens/restuans complex West Nile virus
36 South Boston August 2 Culex pipiens/restuans complex West Nile virus
37 East Boston August 2 Culex pipiens/restuans complex West Nile virus
38 East Boston August 2 Culex pipiens/restuans complex West Nile virus
39 Back Bay/Fenway August 2 Culex pipiens/restuans complex West Nile virus
40 Back Bay/Fenway August 2 Culex pipiens/restuans complex West Nile virus
41 Jamaica Plain August 2 Culex pipiens/restuans complex West Nile virus
42 Jamaica Plain August 2 Culex pipiens/restuans complex West Nile virus
43 Jamaica Plain August 2 Culex pipiens/restuans complex West Nile virus
44 Jamaica Plain August 2 Culex pipiens/restuans complex West Nile virus
45 Jamaica Plain August 2 Culex pipiens/restuans complex West Nile virus
46 Jamaica Plain August 2 Culex pipiens/restuans complex West Nile virus
47 West Roxbury August 2 Culex pipiens/restuans complex West Nile virus
48 West Roxbury August 2 Culex pipiens/restuans complex West Nile virus
49 South Boston August 8 Culex pipiens/restuans complex West Nile virus

50

South Boston August 8 Culex pipiens/restuans complex West Nile virus
51 Hyde Park August 8 Culex pipiens/restuans complex West Nile virus
52 Hyde Park August 8 Culex pipiens/restuans complex West Nile virus
53 Hyde Park August 9 Culex pipiens/restuans complex West Nile virus
54 Hyde Park August 9 Culex pipiens/restuans complex West Nile virus
55 Jamaica Plain August 22 Culex pipiens/restuans complex West Nile virus
56 East Boston August 22 Culex pipiens/restuans complex West Nile virus
57 Fenway September 28 Culex pipiens/restuans complex West Nile virus

 

2011 Mosquito-borne Illness Human Cases in Boston

 There are no human cases of mosquito-borne illness at this time

 
 
(Last Updated 7/28/2011)

 

Historic Results

 

 Contact

Communicable Disease Control
Phone: (617) 534-5611
Fax: (617) 534-5905
infectiousdisease@bphc.org
1010 Massachusetts Ave, 2nd Floor
Boston, MA 02118

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