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Five Birds Collected In Brooklyn, NY Test Positive For West Nile Virus

Today (August 16) it was announced that the New York State Department of Health confirmed yesterday that blood samples obtained from five live wild birds collected in Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn have tested positive for West Nile virus. Blood

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Today (August 16) it was announced that the New York State Department of Health confirmed yesterday that blood samples obtained from five live wild birds collected in Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn have tested positive for West Nile virus. Blood samples from four sparrows and one mockingbird were collected on August 2 and August 3. Blood samples from 89 other birds that were trapped in Greenwood Cemetery were found to be negative for the virus.


Summary Of Bird And Mosquito Findings in NYC


The total number of WNV-infected birds identified in New York City to date include: 41 (28 in Staten Island, 3 in Manhattan, 3 in Queens, 1 in the Bronx, and 6 in Brooklyn). In addition, WNV has been confirmed in 25 pools of mosquitoes (21 in Staten Island, 3 in Manhattan, and 1 in Queens)

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Stephanie L. Church, Editorial Director

Stephanie L. Church, Editorial Director, grew up riding and caring for her family’s horses in Central Virginia and received a B.A. in journalism and equestrian studies from Averett University. She joined The Horse in 1999 and has led the editorial team since 2010. A 4-H and Pony Club graduate, she enjoys dressage, eventing, and trail riding with her former graded-stakes-winning Thoroughbred gelding, It Happened Again (“Happy”). Stephanie and Happy are based in Lexington, Kentucky.

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