More than a dozen mosquito samples on New York’s Long Island have tested positive for West Nile virus, health officials say.
The 14 positive samples, which were collected on July 16, were taken in Nesconset, Northport, Dix Hills, Melville, Lindenhurst, West Babylon, St. James, Rocky Point and Holtsville, Suffolk County Health Commissioner Dr. Gregson Pigott announced Monday.
To date, Suffolk has reported 15 mosquito samples testing positive for West Nile virus and four testing positive for Jamestown Canyon virus, Pigott said…