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September 14, 2007

More E. Providence mosquitoes reveal West Nile

Another mosquito pool sample has tested positive for West Nile Virus, the fifth to do so this year, the state Department of Environmental Management announced today.

The mosquitoes were trapped at the same southern area of East Providence, next to the Seekonk, Mass., border where three West Nile-positive mosquito pools were found in recent weeks.

The sample was from 44 traps set around the state during the week of Sept. 1. Results from 47 other mosquito pools collected that week were negative for both West Nile and Eastern Equine Encaphalitis. Results from 10 pools from the week of Aug. 28 are still pending.

The DEM advised the public to keep screens on windows and doors and to cover up at dawn and dusk. Mosquito netting should be put over playpens and baby carriages when outside. People should use mosquito repellant with no more than 30 percent DEET in it; don't put repellant on infants.

Get rid of mosquito breeding grounds such as old tires, buckets, junk and debris. And clean gutters so they drain correctly, the DEM said.

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-- projo.com staff writer Michael P. McKinney

Posted by Mike McKinney  at 4:17 PM | Permalink

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