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Massachusetts has confirmed that its first human case of West Nile virus this year involves a woman in her 70s in Middlesex County.

State officials report that the risk from the virus remains high and will be elevated for some time.

So far this season, 319 mosquito samples have tested positive for West Nile virus across 12 of the state's 14 counties.

The state Department of Public Health announced on Tuesday, Sept. 2, that the first human case of West Nile virus in Massachusetts this year is a woman in her 70s who was exposed in Middlesex County.

The community where the exposure occurred was not disclosed.

“West Nile virus can be a very serious disease and its presence in mosquitoes remains high right now in Massachusetts,” said Public Health Commissioner Robb

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