jcv

Some residents in New Hampshire have another virus to worry about other than the coronavirus. State health officials are warning about the first confirmed case this year of Jamestown Canyon Virus identified in Loudon.  The virus is transmitted through the bite of an infected mosquito. The illness is usually mild and starts with flu-like symptoms like a fever and muscle…

This is the first mosquito-borne disease in the state this year and only the tenth case of JCV since it was first detected in New Hampshire back in 2013.