The risk for West Nile virus is high in 10 cities and towns in Massachusetts, including Boston, public health officials say.

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health raised the risk level for West Nile Virus to high in many communities, urging residents to protect against the mosquito-borne disease.

West Nile Virus in Massachusetts mosquitos The state health department said while everyone can catch West Nile, people over the age of 50 are at a higher risk for severe disease.

West Nile virus high risk areas in MA Following Tuesday's announcement of two more West Nile cases in Massachusetts, officials increased the risk level for the virus in several areas across the state.

Between 2011 and 2020, 148 people were reported as having been infected with West Nile Virus in Massachusetts, according to the state health department. Seven of those people, or 4.7%, died of the ...

The risk for contracting West Nile Virus in Massachusetts is still low, according to the state, but more mosquito populations are testing positive. According to Massachusetts Department of Health ...