Boston Legacy West Nile makes Hub appearance BOSTON Posted on August 30, 2010 Sign up for our Metro US email newsletter to get news, updates, and local insights delivered straight to your inbox! BOSTON. A 46-year-old Boston woman is the city’s first case of West Nile Virus this year. The woman was thought to have meningitis, but tests confirmed Friday that she was infected with West Nile, according to the city’s Public Health Commission.