Daily brief · Back Bay, Boston, MA
First human West Nile case of the season
August 28, 2026
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First human case of West Nile virus detected in Boston this year
The Boston Public Health Commission said Thursday that a Boston man in his 60s has tested positive for West Nile virus, the first human case in the city this year and the third in a Massachusetts resident.
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