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CARVER – The city of Carver has raised its level of risk to a moderate level for West Nile virus and has issued a series of precautions to prevent residents from becoming infected.
Although West Nile was not found at Carver, a ban is in effect for all outdoor activities between dusk and dawn. The city suggests taking an insect repellent outdoors all day long and at night. It is also recommended to drain any standing water.
Other precautions taken by the state include covering the exposed parts of the skin by wearing long sleeves, pants and socks on the outside and installing or repairing mosquito nets to prevent mosquitoes from entering your home.
Mosquitoes will continue to be active until the fall and there is a risk of disease transmitted by mosquitoes until the first frost, which occurs when the temperature drops below 28 degrees for several hours.
Last month, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health raised the level of risk of moderate to moderate West Nile virus status in every city in the Commonwealth. This is the second time that the level of risk has been raised since 2000, when West Nile virus was detected for the first time.
By Friday, September 7, ten human cases of West Nile virus had been reported in Massachusetts this year. The most recent case was in Essex County. The virus has also been found in humans in Worcester County, Middlesex County, Bristol County and Suffolk County this year. A horse from Hampshire County and a Worcester County Lama were also tested positive for West Nile.
Mosquitoes from Rockland, Kingston, Weymouth, Whitman, Raynham, Quincy, Braintree, Stoughton and Cohasset were carrying random mosquito samples of West Nile virus this summer.
In 2017, there were six human cases of the virus in the state.
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