While West Nile remains the greatest mosquito-borne threat in Pennsylvania, state officials are monitoring another virus that has begun popping up in mosquito populations. Jamestown Canyon virus,

Vancouver Coastal Health and the BC Centre for Disease Control with additional partners plan to conduct a small-scale mosquito surveillance pilot project in the Sea to Sky region to better understand the local mosquito population and the viruses they carry.

While the case count is relatively low, the state has started to pay attention to Jamestown Canyon virus because, for some time, mosquito habitats and the illnesses associated with the insects are expanding into new areas.

Jamestown Canyon virus (JCV) was detected in mosquitoes in New Castle, but the risk to humans is considered low. NEW CASTLE — Jamestown Canyon virus has been detected in a batch of mosquitoes tested in town by New Hampshire health officials.

Jamestown Canyon virus is the latest pathogen transmissible to people to turn up in a mosquito pool in Madison County.

Health officials confirmed that they have detected West Nile virus in mosquito samples taken in St. Albans, as well as Jamestown Canyon virus in mosquitoes tested in Rutland town.

The Jamestown Canyon virus has been detected in the mosquito population in Washtenaw County, Michigan, prompting local health officials to urge residents to take precautions against mosquito bites.