A mosquito pool sample collected from the 100 block of Morris Avenue in Egg Harbor Township tested positive for Jamestown Canyon virus, the Atlantic County Division of Public Health said Wednesday.

The sample was collected Oct. 1 and confirmed positive Tuesday.

Jamestown Canyon virus is a mosquito-borne virus that is typically less common in New Jersey than West Nile virus or eastern equine encephalitis, county officials said in a news release.

Before this week, a total of four mosquito pools in the state had tested positive for JCV this year, two in Morris County and one each in Mercer and Sussex counties. One human case was confirmed in Middlesex County.

Symptoms of JCV may include fever, headache and fatigue, the county said. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Preventi

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