Suffolk County Health Commissioner Dr. James L. Tomarken announced today that two mosquito samples one Culex pipiens-restuans and one Culex salinarius collected September 21, 2016, from Aquebogue, have tested positive for West Nile virus.

Suffolk County Commissioner of Health Services Dr. James Tomarken reported today three human cases of West Nile virus in Suffolk County this year.  These are the first human cases to be reported this year in Suffolk County.

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone and Health Commissioner James Tomarken, MD, encourage residents who use tobacco to obtain help in breaking their addiction through Suffolk County’s “Learn to Be …Tobacco Free” program.

The Suffolk County Department of Health Services’ Division of Environmental Quality will hold its regular monthly Board of Review Hearing on Thursday October 20, 2016.

The Suffolk County Department of Health Services will hold a meeting of The Board of Health on Wednesday October 19, 2016.