N.Y. - West Nile Virus Forces Partial Closure Of Park
West Nile Virus has been found in mosquitoes at
Blydenburgh Park in Smithtown.
That has forced the closure of the park at night, which
is when the bugs are most active, WCBS 880 Long Island Bureau Chief Mike
Xirinachs reported.
Suffolk County Health Commissioner James Tomarken said
it’s looking more and more like one of those real bad mosquito years.
“You can never predict, but it has started early. It does
appear to be heading in that direction of a significant amount of mosquitoes as
well as West Nile Virus positive mosquitoes,” he told Xirinachs.
In the meantime, Tomarken suggests you protect yourself.
“People should look around there homes and clean up all
standing water,” he said.
When possible, you should apply bug spray and wear long
sleeves and pants to prevent being bitten.
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