West Nile Virus

September is peak season for West Nile Virus in New Jersey and the State Department of Health is urging residents to protect themselves against infected mosquitoes.

Atlantic County saw its first report of the West Nile Virus confirmed for this year.

After the earliest confirmed human case ever at the beginning of July, state officials are monitoring mosquito activity very closely.

The Cape May County Department of Mosquito Control says a county man has tested positive for West Nile virus.

If you live or work in tow South Jersey towns, you should be aware of plans to spray for mosquitoes on Tuesday, Aug 21, for portions of Hammonton and Northfield where recent mosquito samples have tested positive for West Nile Virus.

The first positive test of the year for a mosquito carrying West Nile Virus in Atlantic County happened this week in Northfield according to the Atlantic County Division of Public Health.

New Jersey has twenty reported cases of a  mosquito-borne virus that has spread through the Caribbean.

A mosquito from Birch Grove Park in Northfield has tested positive for the West Nile Virus, the first such finding so far this year in Atlantic County.

Cape May County has its first confirmed case of West Nile virus. While it is the first in the county, it's just one of a growing number of cases across the state and country.