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HASTING-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. -- A mosquito batch collected in Hastings by the Westchester County Department of Health tested positive for the West Nile Virus, according to a press release from the department on Thursday. It is the first positive sample of West Nile Virus identified this year in Westchester.
There were a total of 13 positive mosquito batches found in Westchester County in 2010 and four cases of West Nile virus in humans. Last year's first positive batch of mosquitos was reported in early August.
There have been no reported cases of West Nile in humans this year. The department will continue to monitor and test mosquitoes in the area.
The health department recommends that residents avoid the outdoors in the late afternoons and early evenings and use insect repellent when out at these times.
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