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Rhode Island's 2nd West Nile Sample of 2025 Spotted In Bristol: State
The first sample was found in East Providence, the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management reported.
BRISTOL, RI — Rhode Island's second West Nile virus sample of 2025 was found July 2028, the state's Department of Environmental Management reported Thursday.
"The virus was found in a mosquito sample collected by DEM in Bristol on July 28 and tested by the Rhode Island State Health Laboratories," the department said in a media release.
The first West Nile virus sample was found in East Providence a week earlier.
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Related: Rhode Island Finds 1st West Nile Sample Of 2025
"The other mosquito samples collected statewide showed no signs of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) virus, Jamestown Canyon Virus (JCV), or additional WNV," the release said.
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