14/08/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 14/08/2024 20:31
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) notified the City of Lowell Health Department that West Nile Virus (WNV) has been detected in mosquitoes collected in the South Lowell/Highlands sections of Lowell, Massachusetts. WNV is most commonly transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected mosquito. The mosquitoes that carry this virus are common throughout the state, and are found in urban as well as more rural areas. While WNV can infect people of all ages, people over the age of 50 are at higher risk for severe infection.
By taking a few common sense precautions, people can help to protect themselves and their loved ones:
Avoid Mosquito Bites
Mosquito-Proof Your Home
The City of Lowell Health Department is working closely with the Central Mass Mosquito Control Project (CMMCP) and the MDPH to address this finding of WNV in our community. The CMMCP will be conducting preventative pesticide spraying on August 15, 2024, throughout the South Lowell/Highlands neighborhoods. Please see map for the spraying zone locations.
Information about WNV and reports of current and historical WNV activity in Massachusetts can be found on the MDPH website: https://www.mass.gov/mosquito-borne-diseases
If a property owner wishes to be excluded from future spraying activities and generalized wide area spraying, please register: https://www.cmmcp.org/pesticide-information/pages/pesticide-exclusion
CMMCP Pesticide Application Zone
Butler Ave | Ellsworth St | New St |
Cambridge Pl | Gorman St | Newhall St |
Cambridge St | Greendale Ave | Olive St |
Carter Ave | Hale St | Olney St |
Carter St | Howard St | Pine Hill St |
Chambers St | Irving St | Prospect St |
Congress Ave | Kinsman St | Robinson St |
Congress St | Leverett St | Tanner St |
Crosby St | Livingston St | Washington St |
Dix St | Lyons St | YMCA Dr |