NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (WLNE) — West Nile Virus has been detected in a mosquito sample from the Buttonwood Park area of New Bedford, according to a statement from the office of Mayor Jon Mitchell.

According to New Bedford city hall Public Information Officer Jonathan Darling, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health notified the city of the positive test result in the insect.

Darling said that the infected mosquito is a primarily “bird-biting mosquito” and that the West Nile risk for the New Bedford area remains moderate.

The Buttonwood Park area is sprayed on a weekly basis by the Bristol County Mosquito Project, according to Darling.

This spraying will run through September.

The New Bedford Department of Health recommends the following to help protect yourself from mosquito bites:

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