Massachusetts health officials have reported the state’s first human case of West Nile virus this year, involving a man in his 90s who was exposed in Middlesex County.
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First human case of West Nile virus reported in Massachusetts this year
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Massachusetts health officials have reported the state’s first human case of West Nile virus this year, involving a man in his 90s who was exposed in Middlesex County.
