Two Mosquito Samples Test
Positive for West Nile Virus
Suffolk County Health Commissioner Dr.
James L. Tomarken announced today that two mosquito samples have tested
positive for West Nile virus. The mosquito samples, Aedes japonicus and Aedes vexans,
were collected on
September 30 from Bay Shore (1) and October 6 from Greenlawn (1). This year, 200
mosquito samples tested positive for West Nile virus. Mosquito surveillance has
concluded for the year 2015.
West Nile virus, first detected
in birds and mosquito samples in Suffolk
County in 1999 and again each year thereafter, is transmitted to humans by the
bite of an infected mosquito. Four humans have tested positive for West Nile
virus this year.
To report mosquito problems or
stagnant pools of water, call the Department of Public Works’ Vector Control
Division at 631-852-4270.
To learn more about how
mosquitoes are captured and tested for mosquito-borne diseases in Suffolk
County, visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtaO-GkF8Yc
To learn more about how
mosquitoes are prepared for West Nile virus testing, visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebOvsdiln-8
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