Wednesday, July 10, 2013

West Nile found at Pomonok

From the Queens Courier:

The West Nile virus has been detected in Flushing and Staten Island for the first time this season, city officials said.

Infected mosquitoes were collected from the Pomonok area of Queens and the Huguenot Beach neighborhood in Staten Island, the city’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene said.

While no human cases were reported, the department advises residents to take preventative measures to safeguard themselves against the virus.

1 comment:

Joe said...

Epidemic of Asian "tiger mosquito" hybrids from Flushing to Huntington this year.
Black with white stripes they fly super fast, attack in sunlight and can bite multiple times over their lifespan and transfer disease.
This problem is getting really bad and needs to be addressed I think most are breeding at the old Flushing airpot