West Nile virus found in Rhode Island

By: News Staff

news@abc6.com

The West Nile virus is now in Rhode Island.

Officials found the virus in the state for the first time this year.

They were detected in mosquitoes tested from Pawtucket, and has already been found in Massachusetts and Connecticut.

More mosquitoes are now being trapped for further testing.

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