INCREASED VIGILANCE FOR WEST NILE VIRUS ON FIRE ISLAND
August 14, 2008
August 14, 2008
PATCHOGUE, N.Y., Aug. 14 -- The National Park Service's Fire Island National Seashore issued the following press release:
Fire Island National Seashore announced today that a sample of mosquitoes infected with West Nile virus (WNV) has been found on Fire Island. The National Park Service collected the mosquitoes on July 29 from a gravid trap on the federal land just west of Fire Island Pines. The mosquitoes were from a trap set by the Park as part of its weekly monitoring program. . . .
Fire Island National Seashore announced today that a sample of mosquitoes infected with West Nile virus (WNV) has been found on Fire Island. The National Park Service collected the mosquitoes on July 29 from a gravid trap on the federal land just west of Fire Island Pines. The mosquitoes were from a trap set by the Park as part of its weekly monitoring program. . . .