West Nile Virus Detected In Mosquito From Attleboro

(Attleboro, MA) -- West Nile virus has been detected in a mosquito in Attleboro, Massachusetts. The Mass Department of Public Health is warning people in the area to take precautions against mosquito bites. The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management said Tuesday all of the most-recent samples obtained from statewide mosquito traps tested negative for West Nile and Eastern Equine Encephalitis.  

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