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Mosquitoes Test Positive For West Nile Virus In Suffolk Mosquitoes Test Positive For West Nile Virus In Suffolk
Mosquitoes Test Positive For West Nile Virus In Suffolk Area residents will want to cover up and bring out the bug spray after five mosquitoes have tested positive for the West Nile virus. Suffolk County health officials Health Commissioner Dr. James Tomarken said the infected insects were collected on July 25 from Cold Spring Harbor,  Northport, Brentwood,, and Melville.   These are the first mosquito samples to test positive for West Nile virus in Suffolk County this year. In addition, two dead birds, one collected in Northport, the other collected in Nesconset, tested positive for West Nile virus, the health department said. …

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