A crow from the Gorham area has tested positive for the West Nile virus.
The crow was tested Thursday, and the results were released Tuesday, according to the Portland Press Herald.
More than a dozen birds have been found infected with the virus in past months, including crows in Bangor, Bar Harbor, Bridgton, Fryeburg, Parsonsfield and Sidney, as well as a hawk in Yarmouth.
In September, a Cumberland County resident became the first Mainer in four years to locally contract the virus. One other Mainer contracted the virus this past summer, but officials believed they picked it up while outside of Maine.
Most people who contract West Nile virus never show any symptoms. Common symptoms include body aches, diarrhea, fever, headache, joint pain, rash and vomiting, while more severe cases may cause inflammation of the brain and spinal cord, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Mosquitos in Maine also spread eastern equine encephalitis virus and Jamestown Canyon virus, which has been found in mosquitoes here, including in Orono. A turkey also tested positive for eastern equine encephalitis in Waldo County this past summer.
