{"id":213991,"date":"2026-06-08T21:58:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T21:58:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/213991\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T21:58:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T21:58:11","slug":"mosquitoes-collected-in-pittsburgh-test-positive-for-west-nile-virus-wpxi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/213991\/","title":{"rendered":"Mosquitoes collected in Pittsburgh test positive for West Nile Virus \u2013 WPXI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">PITTSBURGH \u2014 A batch of mosquitoes collected in a Pittsburgh neighborhood has tested positive for West Nile Virus. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">The Allegheny County Health Department says the sample was collected in Point Breeze on May 27 and the positive test came back on Monday. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">West Nile Virus is the leading mosquito-borne disease in the United States. It spreads to humans by bites from infected mosquitoes. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">ACHD Vector Control Specialist Nicholas Baldauf says the mosquitoes are most active from dusk to dawn. People can prevent bites by using insect repellent on exposed skin or wearing long sleeves and pants. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Most people who become infected with West Nile Virus do not feel sick, ACHD says. One in five people will develop fever and other symptoms, such as headache, body aches, joint pains, vomiting, diarrhea or rash. Less than 1% of infected people develop serious illness. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">The public is urged to pay attention to areas of stagnant water that could be a mosquito breeding ground. Residents can report mosquito breeding sites on both private properties and public areas to the ACHD\u2019s Housing and Community Environment Program by completing an <a href=\"https:\/\/alleghenycounty.govqa.us\/WEBAPP\/_rs\/(S(35rarzsn1hadx1fargxrrbul))\/supporthome.aspx\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/alleghenycounty.govqa.us\/WEBAPP\/_rs\/(S(35rarzsn1hadx1fargxrrbul))\/supporthome.aspx\/\">online form<\/a> or calling 412-350-4046.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Download the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/mobile-apps\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FREE WPXI News app<\/a> for breaking news alerts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Follow Channel 11 News on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wpxi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WPXI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>. | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/video\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch WPXI NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>TOP STORIES FROM CHANNEL 11 NEWS <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph body-copyright\">\u00a92026 Cox Media Group<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PITTSBURGH \u2014 A batch of mosquitoes collected in a Pittsburgh neighborhood has tested positive for West Nile Virus.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":213992,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[31546,4860,67064,93699,43451,14273,25879,1879,13556,61374,11287,111,10168,93700,93701,15263,28488,93702,51178,93703,93704,1057,37723,28816,51181,93705,93706,7163,93707,22637,9272,93708,5422,93709,93710,73,75,74,93711,10692,93712,21842,21109,21718,26336,93713,20386,93714,67068,63117,16410,9954,25628],"class_list":["post-213991","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-pittsburgh","tag-africa","tag-attack","tag-bacteria","tag-bacterial","tag-blood","tag-closeup","tag-contamination","tag-danger","tag-dangerous","tag-darkness","tag-dead","tag-death","tag-defense","tag-doom","tag-fed","tag-female","tag-fever","tag-fodder","tag-germ","tag-gnat","tag-gore","tag-health","tag-human","tag-illness","tag-infection","tag-infectious","tag-insect","tag-macro","tag-malaria","tag-medical","tag-medicine","tag-mosquito","tag-orange","tag-pain","tag-pestilent","tag-pittsburgh","tag-pittsburgh-headlines","tag-pittsburgh-news","tag-proboscis","tag-raid","tag-sickness","tag-skin","tag-stab","tag-sting","tag-strip","tag-sucking","tag-sunset","tag-taint","tag-thorax","tag-trouble","tag-virus","tag-wings","tag-wound"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/213991","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=213991"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/213991\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/213992"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=213991"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=213991"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=213991"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}