Second West Nile Virus Case Reported In Camden County

HADDON TOWNSHIP, NJ —A second probable case of West Nile virus has been detected in a Haddon Township resident, the Camden County Health Department said.

Camden County health officials reported the case to the Department of Health and Human Services after a positive laboratory test result Wednesday, according to a news release.

Earlier in September, a Collingswood resident was the first reported case of West Nile virus, which is carried by mosquitoes, in the county this year.

Commissioner Virginia Betteridge said the county health department will keep working with the Mosquito Control Commission to continue spraying for mosquitoes and testing for the virus this fall.

"Now that summer has come to end and cooler weather has started to set in we aren’t immune from mosquitoes and the diseases they can carry,” said Betteridge, who is liaison to the Camden County Health Department.

Symptoms of West Nile Virus include fever, headache, altered mental status and other neurologic dysfunctions, the county said. One in 50 people infected with the virus develop serious illness.

The first cases of West Nile Virus in New Jersey in 2022 were reported in late August in Bergen, Morris and Ocean counties.

Camden County recommends people use Environmental Protection Agency-registered insect repellent containing hat contain DEET, Picaridin, IR3535, Oil of lemon eucalyptus (OLE), Para-menthane-diol (PMD) and 2-undecanone to keep mosquitoes away.

For more information, or to report a problem, contact the Camden County Mosquito Commission at (856) 566-2945 or skeeters@camdencounty.com.