West Nile Virus Found in Bridgeville Area
Dozens of cases of the West Nile virus have been found in mosquitoes around western Pennsylvania over the past two months.
Dozens of cases of the West Nile virus have been found in mosquitoes around western Pennsylvania over the past two months, but no humans have been infected yet. Allegheny, Washington, Beaver and Fayette counties are currently considered “high risk” areas in Pennsylvania, according to state regulators. Three cases were pinpointed in the Bridgeville area in the past month–most recently on July 26 and July 21–and another case was found in a mosquito in Collier Township on June 21, according to state records. Other areas that have been impacted are the city of Pittsburgh with dozens of reports and nine cases in Wilkinsburg since July 3. Other areas that have had sporadic positive tests are Baldwin (July 26), Emsworth, Sewickley and Leetsdale (…
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Mike Jones
9:49 am on Sunday, August 5, 2012
Some stories are cross-published across multiple sites if there is a regional vibe to it. It's one way to get people from different Patches to talk with each other about the issues. I sent this West Nile story to the Patches on the DEP's list so they could localize the headline and story. more ›