For Second Straight Day In Horsham, 2 Positive West Nile Virus Samples Found

HORSHAM, PA — West Nile Virus is rampant in the mosquito population in the Hatboro-Horsham area. Just a day after two mosquito samples tested positive for the virus on Tuesday, two more positives were found in the township on Wednesday, the Montgomery County Health Department said.

The samples Wednesday were found at the Chestnut Creek Development Open Space in the area of Stoney River Drive and Lower State Road, and at the Abramson Center Property.

On Tuesday, one of the samples was also found at Chestnut Creek Park, just off of Lower State Road, while a second was found at the Colby Lane Detention Basin.

Upon learning of the second round of positive tests, Horsham officials put in an official request to the county for the area to be sprayed.

Hatboro and Upper Moreland are scheduled to be sprayed on Wednesday night from 8:15 p.m. to 11 p.m.

Spraying in Horsham has not yet been scheduled. This story will be updated if Montgomery County decides to spray Horsham in the coming days.

The risk of being infected with West Nile from a mosquito is very low, officials said, but residents are still urged to take simple precautions, like using repellent and removing standing water from their property. West Nile Virus typically causes fever but can lead to neurological illness in extremely rare cases.

The state's first case of West Nile Virus in a human in 2017 was reported in Montgomery County last week.

For more details on what residents can do to limit mosquito populations and protect themselves from the virus, see here.

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