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September 21, 2007

No West Nile or Triple-E in latest RI mosquito tests

Rhode Island mosquito samples from the week of Sept. 8 showed no signs of West Nile Virus or Eastern Equine Encephalitis, the state Department of Environmental Management said today.

Thirty mosquito pools -- from 56 traps set statewide -- were tested and came up negative. Results from 10 other pools, from the week of Aug. 28, also turned out negative.

But despite those results, the DEM said West Nile and Triple-E "are both firmly established in the state and the possibility of disease transmission remains likely."

Five mosquito pools have tested positive this year for West Nile -- four in East Providence and one in Barrington. None have tested positive this year for Triple-E.

-- projo.com staff writer Michael P. McKinney

Posted by Mike McKinney  at 2:31 PM | Permalink

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