7/31/18
by News Department on 07/31/18West Nile...
The West Nile virus is spreading in Schuylkill County.
According to the state Department of Health, Hegins Township is the latest municipality where the virus has been detected after a positive mosquito sample was collected July 19 in the township.
The Republican Herald reports that other recent positive samples were collected in Pottsville on July 17 and d in Cressona on July 18.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that the virus causes flu-like symptoms and can result in encephalitis, which is an inflammation of the brain.
Symptoms can show three to 14 days after being bitten by a mosquito carrying the virus.
