West Nile virus detected in two Boston mosquito samples

Mosquito samples collected from West Roxbury and Hyde Park are the first to test positive for the virus in Boston this summer.

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As summer heats up, so does the risk of mosquito-borne diseases. The Boston Public Health Commission announced Friday that two mosquito samples in Boston tested positive for West Nile virus.

The samples, from West Roxbury and Hyde Park, are the first to test positive for the virus in Boston this summer, the commission said in a press release…

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