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Suffolk health official announces more West Nile-positive mosquito samples, advises early closing of three parks
Suffolk County health officials are advising three parks to suspend all activities between 6 p.m. and 8 a.m. due to the presence of West Nile virus in mosquitoes. The virus also turned up in 17 other locations across the county.
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Suffolk health commissioner issues Zika advisory to students planning spring break travel to affected areas
College students planning to travel to Zika-affected areas during spring break are urged to take precautions to avoid contracting, transmitting the virus.
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Suffolk health department reports just one case of West Nile virus in 2014
There was one confirmed human case of West Nile virus in Suffolk County this year, Suffolk health commissioner announced Dec. 12: a senior in the Town of Islip was hospitalized in late August and has since recovered.
