{"id":269907,"date":"2026-08-22T02:08:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-22T02:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/269907\/"},"modified":"2026-08-22T02:08:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T02:08:10","slug":"wyomissing-mosquito-sample-tests-positive-for-west-nile-virus-in-berks-county-reading-area","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/269907\/","title":{"rendered":"Wyomissing mosquito sample tests positive for West Nile Virus in Berks County | Reading Area"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WYOMISSING, Pa. &#8212; A mosquito sample collected in Wyomissing has tested positive for West Nile Virus, according to the Berks County Conservation District.<\/p>\n<p>At this time, the risk of transmission remains fairly low, according to officials.<\/p>\n<p>The county\u2019s mosquito control team will be conducting additional larval and adult mosquito surveillance in the area to help reduce the potential spread of the virus, Wyomissing Borough said in a Facebook post.<\/p>\n<p>If continued virus activity is detected, an adult mosquito control treatment may become necessary.<\/p>\n<p>Borough officials say residents can help by taking a few simple precautions:<\/p>\n<p>Limit time outdoors between dusk and dawn, when mosquitoes are especially active.Wear long sleeves, long pants and closed-toe shoes when possible.Use an EPA-registered insect repellent and follow the product directions.Check your property for standing water and empty it regularly\u2014including birdbaths, buckets, wheelbarrows, children\u2019s toys, flowerpots and other containers where water can collect.<\/p>\n<p>The Borough says it will continue to share additional information from the Berks County Conservation District as it becomes available.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about mosquito control and West Nile Virus prevention, you can visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pa.gov\/agencies\/dep\/programs-and-services\/bureau-of-labs\/vector-management\/mosquitoes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection\u2019s Mosquito-borne Disease Control Program<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"WYOMISSING, Pa. &#8212; A mosquito sample collected in Wyomissing has tested positive for West Nile Virus, according to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":269908,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[214,128,130,129,213],"class_list":["post-269907","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-reading","tag-_homepage_top_stories","tag-reading-city","tag-reading-city-headlines","tag-reading-city-news","tag-reading-area"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/269907","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=269907"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/269907\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/269908"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=269907"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=269907"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=269907"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}