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Suffolk County Commissioner of Health Services

New West Nile Case Reported On Long Island New West Nile Case Reported On Long Island
New West Nile Case Reported On Long Island Long Island health officials have reported a new case of West Nile virus.  On Tuesday, Oct. 26, Suffolk County Commissioner of Health Services Dr. Gregson Pigott reported the county's fifth case of West Nile virus this year. Pigott said the individual who got sick was a Brookhaven resident who is over the age of 50 and has underlying health conditions.  The resident became sick in early September, and has since "almost fully recovered," Pigott said. The resident was not hospitalized. The virus is transmitted to humans when they are bitten by an infected mosquito, health officia…