The mosquito was found at the Edgartown town cemetery on Wednesday. Officials say the risk of West Nile virus on the Island remains low.
West Nile Virus
2024
July 12, 2024
Public health officials Friday announced they had detected the presence of West Nile Virus in a mosquito on the Vineyard for the first time this year.
2022
August 19, 2022
For the second time this summer, the Massachusetts Department of Health has detected the presence of West Nile virus in mosquitoes collected in Edgartown.
2018
September 21, 2018
A mosquito collected in West Tisbury has tested positive for West Nile virus, town and state public health public health officials announced Friday.
August 30, 2018
A mosquito collected from the Veterans Park area in Vineyard Haven has tested positive for West Nile virus, the Tisbury board of health confirmed Thursday. Town health officials said there is no cause for alarm.
2013
August 29, 2013
A mosquito found in Oak Bluffs this week has tested positive for West Nile virus. It is the third infected mosquito found on Martha’s Vineyard this summer.
According to the state department of health and human services, the infected mosquito was collected Tuesday. Earlier this month, mosquitoes with West Nile were found in West Tisbury and Tisbury.
