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September 13, 2006

West Nile found in Cranston, Block Island, Richmond

PROVIDENCE -- West Nile Virus has been detected in mosquitoes samples in various locations across the state, including Cranston, Block Island and Richmond.

The state Department of Environmental Management released the positive findings today, warning residents to take precautions.

"The new West Nile findings, in both rural and urban areas of the state, reinforce the confirmation that West Nile Virus is well established throughout the state, as, indeed, it is throughout the country," reads a statement released by DEM.

While no humans have been infected in Rhode Island this year, 10 mosquito pools have tested positive for the potentially-dangerous virus that can lead to an inflammation of the brain in some cases.

Two mosquito pools collected at the Boy Scout camp on Block Island tested positive, as did one pool from the Knightsville area of Cranston and another taken from the Carolina Management Area in Richmond.

Posted by Steve Peoples  at 1:11 PM | Permalink

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