West Nile Virus detected in New Bedford

West Nile Virus detected in New Bedford

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (WLNE) — The City of New Bedford said that West Nile virus was detected in a mosquito sample collected from the area of Oak Grove Cemetery. The sample was collected from a “primarily bird-biting mosquito.” The city said that the Bristol County Mosquito Project conducted additional targeted ground-spraying early Thursday morning in the Oak Grove Cemetery area. “The spraying will supplement the county’s normal weekly ground-spra…