NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (WPRI) — A mosquito sample collected near the New Bedford Business Park on Aug. 7 has tested positive for West Nile virus (WNV), according to the city.

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health notified regional health officials of the discovery.

While the sample was found in a type of mosquito that primarily bites birds, it is possible that mosquitos are carrying the virus elsewhere in the city. Samples of mosquitos collected in the Hicks Logan neighborhood have tested positive for WNV twice so far this summer.

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