How is West Nile Virus Transmitted?

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West Nile virus is mostly transferred from the mosquito to a human. Transmission can also be from a blood  transfusion or mother to child thru breast feeding.West Nile virus can not be transmitted from person to person or animal to human thru contact. This virus has only been detected in the US since 1999 with becoming more wide spread each year. Mosquito Control is very important no matter if we are talking about Andover MA  or the entire United States.