West Nile Virus found in N. Kingstown, Fall River mosquitoes

By News Staff

For the first time this summer, West Nile has been found in mosquitoes in Rhode Island.

It turned up in a sample from the central area of North Kingstown.

Late summer and fall is the time of year we usually see a rise in mosquito-borne diseases.

West Nile has also been found in mosquitoes in Fall River near St. Patrick’s Cemetery.

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