Suffolk County health officials say 149 mosquito samples and seven adult residents have tested positive for West Nile virus this season.
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The Huntington resident became ill while abroad, and health officials believe the case is travel-related.
2 more Suffolk residents have tested positive for West Nile virus, bringing the county’s total to 6 this season.
Health officials are urging residents to take precautions after four more mosquito samples tested positive for West Nile virus.
Suffolk County has now recorded 127 mosquito samples that tested positive for West Nile virus this season.
County officials said they will distribute about 240,000 vaccine baits in Babylon, Huntington, Smithtown, and Islip through Oct. 1.
Positive samples included mosquitoes collected in Cold Spring Harbor, West Babylon, Lindenhurst, Bay Shore, Bohemia and Sayville.
Beaches in Smithtown, Centerport, Eaton’s Neck and Copiague are affected, county health officials said.
Suffolk County has recorded 85 positive mosquito samples this season, along with its first reported human case.
7 more mosquito samples tested positive, bringing the county's total to 29 this season; a dead bird in Nesconset also tested positive.
Beaches in Sayville, Bayport and Huntington will remain closed until testing shows bacteria have returned to acceptable levels.
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This season, Suffolk County has reported 76 mosquito samples testing positive for West Nile virus and four for Jamestown Canyon virus.
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