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Second mosquito tests positive for West Nile virus in RI. How to protect yourself

PROVIDENCE – The risk level for West Nile virus in Rhode Island has increased to medium after a mosquito from Bristol tested positive for the virus, the state Department of Environmental Management ... read more

West Nile Virus detected in Rhode Island for first time in 2025

An Aedes albopictus mosquito, also known as the Asian Tiger Mosquito, feeds on human blood. This mosquito is a known West Nile Virus carrier. (Photo by James Gathany/ U.S. Centers for Disease Control) ... read more

West Nile virus detected in Bristol mosquito sample

BRISTOL, R.I. (WPRI) — A mosquito sample collected in Bristol on July 28 has tested positive for West Nile virus. The sample was collected by the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management ... read more

Mosquito tests positive for West Nile virus showing up earlier, in greater numbers in Suffolk

The West Nile virus has been detected in a new batch of 40 mosquito samples collected earlier this month, Suffolk health officials announced Tuesday, continuing a trend of the virus showing up early ... read more

Mosquito sample tests positive for West Nile virus in Norfolk

Mosquito sample tests positive for West Nile virus … News / Jul 21, 2025 / 07:30 PM EDT ... read more

Testing for West Nile: Meet the team testing Louisiana mosquito pools for viruses

In late June, the Louisiana Department of Health confirmed the first case of West Nile Virus of 2025. Meet the team that tests Louisiana's mosquitos. read more

Second mosquito tests positive for West Nile virus in RI. How to protect yourself

Rhode Island's West Nile virus risk level has risen to medium after a second mosquito tested positive, this time in Bristol. No signs of Eastern equine encephalitis or Jamestown Canyon virus have been ... read more

West Nile virus detected in East Providence mosquito sample

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — West Nile virus has been found in Rhode Island for the first time this year. The R.I. Department of Environmental Management said a mosquito sample collected in East ... read more

Mosquito sample in New Bedford tests positive for West Nile virus

West Nile virus was recently found in a mosquito sample of a primarily bird-biting mosquito in the area of Oak Grove Cemetery in New Bedford, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health announced ... read more