West Nile Virus

West Nile Virus has been detected in mosquitoes collected from Fall River, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health announced Tuesday.

Bristol County is at high risk for West Nile Virus again. Look, life is full of risks. Don't let the media frighten you any more than you are already.

How have I made in this far in life without being done in by a virus or a mosquito?

The tenth human case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis in Massachusetts has killed a man in his 70’s from Freetown.

The City of New Bedford is notifying the public that parks and other open public spaces will continue to close at dusk until the first frost of the season.

The state Department of Public Health says that the mosquito-borne illness was confirmed in a man in his 60s from Middlesex County who required hospitalization.

In a Wednesday press conference at City Hall, Mayor Jon Mitchell briefed the public regarding the impact of the cyberattack on the City’s computer system.

In a post to Facebook, the Whaling City Youth Baseball League has announced that all playoff games at The Whale this week have been postponed.

Multiple tests of bird-biting and mammal-biting mosquitoes with EEE, leading to the New Bedford Area’s classification of the risk being elevated to ‘critical.'

While the outbreak of EEE has been making headlines over the last couple weeks, state health officials have now detected West Nile Virus in New Bedford.