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October 5, 2007

No West Nile, EEE in latest R.I. mosquito tests

No West Nile virus or Eastern Equine Encephalitis cropped up in test results of samples taken during the week of Sept. 22, the state Department of Environmental Management announced today.

Results of 44 mosquito pools from 46 traps set that week came up negative.

However, both West Nile and EEE are "firmly established" throughout the state, so disease transmission remains possible, the DEM says in a news release.

The mosquito population has dropped significantly, there's less biting going on, and no new mosquitoes are being produced, DEM says.

But there will be some mosquito activity, especially during warmer days -- check out today's warm temperatures -- until a hard frost.

-- projo.com staff writer Michael P. McKinney

Posted by Mike McKinney  at 3:58 PM | Permalink

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