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CHICOPEE – City authorities are conveying the message that the state has found a sample of West Nile virus in Chicopee, and therefore precautions regarding mosquitoes are advised.
"They alerted us today," said Nathan Moreau. According to the State Department of Health and Social Services, the Chicopee sample tested positive for West Nile virus was collected on July 25, the same day that positive samples were collected at the same time. Holyoke and Northampton. [19659004Plustôtcemois-cideséchantillonspositifsontétérecueillisàSpringfieldWestSpringfieldAmherstNorthamptonetBelchertownetWareselonunsiteWebdel'Étatsurlasantéetlesservicessociauxcontenantdesinformationssurlesmoustiques[19659003]. The risk of contracting West Nile virus is considered low at the present time, but the counties of Hampden, Hampshire and Franklin are considered low risk. West Nile virus is a mosquito-borne disease that can cause illness ranging from mild fever to more serious diseases like encephalitis or meningitis. It was first identified in the United States in 1999, according to a health information leaflet in Massachusetts
. Last year, the state found more of the same. samples than in previous years in Worcester County and Pioneer Valley. warn people to take common sense precautions against mosquito bites in order to protect themselves and their loved ones against the virus and advise that the hours from dawn to dawn are the peak periods for many mosquitoes
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