Health Officials Announce 1st Positive West Nile Detection in Metro Atlanta for 2026

West Nile Virus detected in 2 Cumberland County mosquito samples

New Cumberland and Mount Holly Springs were the sites of the county's first positive findings of 2026.

Atlanta area confirms West Nile virus presence in mosquitoes

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it’s seeing the earliest start to the West Nile virus season in the United States, with the highest number of human disease cases reported by this time of year since 2004. Fulton County Board of Health Environmental Health Director Dr. Brandon Leftwich said mosquito control staff recovered positive mosquito samples for West Nile virus from a trap at a location within the county.  Southern house…

Mosquito samples from Absecon, Linwood and Somers Point test positive for West Nile virus

Three mosquito pool samples have been confirmed positive for West Nile virus, the Atlantic County Division of Public Health said Tuesday.

West Nile virus found in mosquitoes near Grant Park

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Health officials announce 1st positive West Nile detection in metro Atlanta for 2026

The Fulton County Board of Health announced that the first positive samples of West Nile virus were found at a mosquito trap in the county.

Mosquito trap in Atlanta tests positive for West Nile virus

Fulton County Board of Health Environmental Health mosquito control staff recovered positive mosquito samples for West Nile virus from a trap at a location within the county. The positive test result was reported in the Grant Park area of Northwest Atlanta and indicates the presence of infected mosquitoes in the area.