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NY epidemiologist shares tips on how to protect yourself from EEE
Bryon Backenson with the state health department says guarding against mosquito bites is key.
By
Jared Marcelle
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Janae Pierre
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West Nile virus detected in 2 people in Brooklyn, Queens amid 'record number' of infected mosquitoes
Virus activity has been steadily rising citywide with more than 1,000 positive mosquito pools detected — the highest number ever recorded — compared to 779 at this point last year.
By
Phil Corso
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City to launch aerial assault on mosquito population this month
The effort, which will target uninhabited marshland, is meant to contain the spread of the West Nile virus, which was detected in record-breaking quantities last summer.
By
Gwynne Hogan
Arts & Entertainment
These Blood Sucking New Yorkers Aren’t Leaving The City
Mosquitoes carrying West Nile virus have already been detected in every borough this summer.
By
Amy Pearl
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Mosquitoes Kill A Third Person In Connecticut
Three of the four people who've contracted mosquito-borne Eastern Equine Encephalitis have died.
By
Claire Lampen
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Second Person Dies From Mosquito-Borne Disease In Connecticut
NYC residents shouldn’t worry too much. ...Mosquitoes are weak fliers.
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Claire Lampen
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NYC Health Dept. Confirms First West Nile Virus Case This Season
The DOH has been repeatedly spraying pesticide and larvicide this summer.
By
Jen Chung
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West Nile Virus Found In NYC Mosquitos
The infected mosquitos were in Staten Island, Queens and the Bronx.
By
Jen Chung
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It's Mosquito Season Inside Your Apartment
The Mosquitoes Are Coming From INSIDE THE APARTMENT.
By
Jen Carlson
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Mosquitoes Bearing West Nile Virus Caught In Staten Island & Queens
The season's first sightings have been made in Queens and Staten Island.
By
Lauren Evans
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