Mosquito-borne illnesses have been discovered in nearly every county in the Philadelphia region, and several people have tested positive for viruses.
There are six local cases of West Nile Virus in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and one case of Eastern Equestrian Encephalitis in Atlantic County, New Jersey.
“If there was West Nile present in a mosquito, we know about it in Bucks County,” said Ray Buckley, the mosquito control coordinator for the Bucks County Department of Health…