West Nile Virus

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Two cases of West Nile Virus have been confirmed in two different South Jersey towns.

West Nile Virus has been confirmed early in New Jersey, with cases in Atlantic and Middlesex counties. Health officials warn mosquito season could bring more infections statewide.

At least one person has died from West Nile infection in New Jersey as peak transmission season arrives.

So far in 2021, more than a dozen human cases of the mosquito-borne disease have been confirmed in the Garden State, including one death.

September is peak season for the mosquito-borne illness in New Jersey and can last right up until the first hard frost, which is usually in November.

Atlantic County saw its first report of the West Nile Virus confirmed for this year.

After the earliest confirmed human case ever at the beginning of July, state officials are monitoring mosquito activity very closely.

The year's first case of West Nile virus in a human has been confirmed in Hunterdon County — the earliest in the year a case has ever been detected in NJ.

The Cape May County Department of Mosquito Control says a county man has tested positive for West Nile Virus.