West Nile Virus Confirmed in Pittsfield Mosquitoes at Three Sites

PITTSFIELD — Health officials have confirmed West Nile virus in mosquitoes collected at three locations around Pittsfield, according to two City of Pittsfield News Flash alerts posted today. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health identified a positive sample from mosquitoes trapped on outer West Street near Lillybrook Road, along with earlier isolations at the Pittsfield-Richmond town line on Route 41 and at Garland Avenue.

TOWN HALL State health officials have confirmed West Nile virus in mosquitoes collected in Pittsfield at three separate locations, according to two City of Pittsfield News Flash alerts posted today within minutes of each other. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health reported a positive sample from mosquitoes trapped on outer West Street near Lillybrook Road in the first alert. A second alert disclosed two additional confirmed isolations, one at the Pittsfield-Richmond town line on Route 41 and another at Garland Avenue.

The detections add Pittsfield to the list of Berkshire County communities where the mosquito-borne virus has turned up this summer, as the state's public health department continues its seasonal surveillance testing.

Compiled from official town feeds, community organizations, and local press. Outside reporting is attributed inline.