west nile

The Bristol County Mosquito Control Project will conduct targeted ground spraying for mosquitoes early on the morning of Thursday, June 14.

State health officials say a Bristol County man is hospitalized with the first confirmed human case of West Nile Virus this year.

The Bristol County Mosquito Control Project will conduct targeted ground spraying for mosquitoes early on the morning of Thursday, August 24, 2017.

NEW BEDFORD — New Bedford Health Department, working closely with the Bristol County Mosquito Control Project and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, is again this year conducting an annual monitoring program to track the potential threat from EEE and WNV carrying mosquitoes...

The New Bedford Health Department, working closely with the Bristol County Mosquito Control Project and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, is again this year conducting an annual monitoring program to track the potential threat from EEE and WNV carrying mosquitoes...

The New Bedford Health Department, working closely with the Bristol County Mosquito Control Project and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, is again this year conducting an annual monitoring program to track the potential threat from EEE and WNV carrying mosquitoes...

The New Bedford Health Department--working closely with the Bristol County Mosquito Control Project and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health—is again this year conducting an annual monitoring program to track the potential threat from EEE and WNV carrying mosquitoes...

West Nile virus has been found in mosquitoes from Fairhaven and the state's first human case of the disease was discovered this week as well.

Last Friday was a cold one at night, but not yet enough to put all the mosquitoes into permanent hibernation for the winter.

"Hurry up!  Get in the house," I bark at my kids as they get out of the car.  "Quick!  Before a mosquito gets you!"  My kids must think mosquitoes are like the bogeyman.  It's hard to remember when exactly we got here.  When we were kids, we had to come home when the street lights came on...