EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — A mosquito sample collected in East Providence on Aug. 25 tested positive for West Nile virus.
The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) collected mosquito samples across the state that were then tested by the Department of Health in the state’s laboratories.
The samples showed no signs of other mosquito-borne diseases, such as Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) and Jamestown Canyon Virus…