The risk for West Nile virus is high in 10 cities and towns in Massachusetts, including Boston, public health officials say.

West Nile Virus has shown up in nearly every area around Massachusetts this summer, with 181 mosquito samples have testing positive for the virus so far, according to the state Department of Public Health.

Health officials confirmed New Mexico’s first human case of West Nile virus Aug. 7, saying the Valencia County adult who contracted the virus was briefly hospitalized, but has since returned