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West Nile virus case confirmed in Santa Rosa
West Nile virus case confirmed in Santa Rosa
A human case of West Nile virus has been confirmed in Santa Rosa County by the Florida Department of Health.According to FDOH of Santa Rosa County, risk of spreading the mosquito-born virus is possible.To protect yourself from mosquitoes, FDOH advises everyone to 'drain and cover.'
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West Nile virus found in Yonkers mosquitoes
West Nile virus found in Yonkers mosquitoes
The batch was the only one found by the state to contain West Nile of the 243 submitted by the county for testingThe Asian Tiger mosquito is a relative newcomer to the Lower Hudson Valley.(Photo: file photo)The West Nile Virus has been found in Westchester mosquitoes for the first time this season.According to the Westchester County Department of Health, the first batch of mosquitoes carrying the virus this year was found in Yonkers after the department submitted 243 pools to the state for testing.
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Scientists see 'marked increase' in West Nile virus in mosquitoes in Greater New Haven
Scientists see 'marked increase' in West Nile virus in mosquitoes in Greater New Haven
NEW HAVEN >> West Nile virus has made its way into New Haven County and scientists have found mosquitoes in West Haven are carrying the virus, according to the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station."We are seeing a marked increase in the number of mosquitoes carrying West Nile virus with recent expansion into new locations in Fairfield, Hartford, and New Haven counties," Philip Armstrong, a medical entomologist at the CAES, said in a release Friday."These increases are currently being driven by warmer temperatures and recent rainfall events which have created additional mosquito breeding sites."No human cases of West Nile virus have been reported this year, though experts at CAES said Friday that precautions should be taken especially through the end of the summer.
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