Suffolk Reports First West Nile-Positive Mosquito Sample

Long Island's first West Nile virus detection found in Dix Hills mosquito sample

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Suffolk reports first West Nile-positive mosquito sample

Suffolk County health officials reported the county’s first West Nile virus-positive mosquito sample of the year on Thursday, as federal health officials warn that West Nile activity is off to an unusually early start in parts of the country. The mosquito sample, identified as Culex pipiens-restuans, was collected June 24 in Dix Hills, according to the Suffolk County Department of Health… Source