Overview

• Massachusetts confirms its first animal West Nile case of the year in a goat in Lunenburg and upgrades risk levels to moderate in Lunenburg, Leominster, Shirley and Fitchburg
• Illinois records its second human West Nile infection of the season as a Lake County resident in their 70s fell ill in early July following an initial southern Illinois case
• Lake County surveillance reveals that nine of 214 mosquito batches have tested positive for the virus this year, prompting elevated area risk designations
• The Philadelphia Department of Public Health alerts providers after detecting the season’s first West Nile–infected mosquitoes near Pennypack Park and urges symptom testing
• Health officials recommend removing standing water and using EPA-registered repellents during dawn and dusk to protect especially adults over 50