9/27/17
by News Department on 09/27/17West Nile...
Three more municipalities in Schuylkill County have had mosquitoes test positive for the West Nile virus.
State data shows the latest areas to join the list include West Penn and West Brunswick townships and Deer Lake borough.
According to a fact sheet from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the West Nile virus is mostly spread by mosquitoes but can also be spread through blood transfusions, organ transplants, breastfeeding and during pregnancy.
There have 21 positive samples of the virus in the county. Of those, there have been 20 positive cases of the virus detected in mosquitoes.
Cressona, Schuylkill Haven, Gilberton, Frackville and Tamaqua boroughs, along with Rush, Mahanoy and West Mahanoy townships, had mosquitos test positive for the virus earlier this year.
