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West Nile Virus Found in Rockland Mosquitoes

The first group of mosquitos infected with West Nile Virus have been found in the Town of Ramapo. 

County Health Commissioner Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert announced Thursday the New York State Department of Health confirmed the test results for the adult mosquitoes which were collected during the week of July 1 as part of the county’s ongoing West Nile Virus surveillance efforts. As of Thursday, that is the only infected pool found out of the 145 mosquito pools tested in Rockland’s five towns.

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