An Aedes albopictus mosquito, also known as the Asian Tiger Mosquito, feeds on human blood. This mosquito is a known West Nile Virus carrier. (Photo by James Gathany/ U.S. Centers for Disease Control)
Rhode Island’s first case of West Nile Virus this year has been detected in an East Providence mosquito sample, state health officials announced Thursday.
A mosquito sample collected on July 21 as part of routine trapping work by the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) later tested positive for West Nile Virus at state laboratories…