{"id":77702,"date":"2025-07-20T10:01:46","date_gmt":"2025-07-20T10:01:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/77702\/"},"modified":"2025-07-20T10:01:46","modified_gmt":"2025-07-20T10:01:46","slug":"west-nile-virus-detected-in-mosquitoes-in-the-bronx-brooklyn-queens-and-staten-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/77702\/","title":{"rendered":"West Nile virus detected in mosquitoes in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">NEW YORK, New York (WABC) &#8212; West Nile virus <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nyc.gov\/site\/doh\/health\/health-topics\/west-nile-virus-activity.page\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">has been detected in mosquitoes<\/a> in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island during the past two weeks, according to the New York City Health Department<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">On Thursday, the New York City Health Department treated sites on Staten Island with pesticide sprays to reduce mosquito activity.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">No human cases of the West Nile virus have been detected in New York City.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"hsDdd NDJZt sJeUN IJwXl vBqtr KrDt itslR zFTjo hakZw HlUVI \" data-testid=\"prism-image\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/17196679_nycdoh-mosquito-chart.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">While most people infected with West Nile virus show no symptoms, the disease can be dangerous for people over 60 or those with weakened immune systems. Common symptoms include fever, headache and vomiting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \"><strong class=\"vtkaO \">A few tips for those looking to prevent annoying insect bites and stay safe from mosquito-borne illnesses:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8211;\tUse an approved insect repellent containing DEET, picaridin, oil of lemon eucalyptus (not for children under 3), or products that contain the active ingredient IR3535.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8211;\tMake sure windows have screens. Repair or replace screens that have tears or holes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8211;\tMosquitoes breed by laying their eggs in standing water. New Yorkers can report standing water by calling 311 or visiting <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nyc.gov\/site\/doh\/health\/health-topics\/west-nile-virus-spray.page\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">nyc.gov\/health\/wnv<\/a>. Eliminate any standing water from your property and dispose of containers that can collect water.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8211;\tMake sure roof gutters are clean and draining properly.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8211;\tClean and chlorinate swimming pools, outdoor saunas and hot tubs. Keep them empty or covered if not in use. Drain water that collects in pool covers.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2025 WABC-TV. All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEW YORK, New York (WABC) &#8212; West Nile virus has been detected in mosquitoes in the Bronx, Brooklyn,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":77703,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5122],"tags":[53726,5229,8471,1121,53725,210,53723,405,403,5226,5225,5228,5227,4413,9294,1176,5305,67,586,132,5230,68,2969,51878,53724],"class_list":{"0":"post-77702","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york","8":"tag-53726","9":"tag-america","10":"tag-bronx","11":"tag-brooklyn","12":"tag-bug-bite","13":"tag-health","14":"tag-mosquito","15":"tag-new-york","16":"tag-new-york-city","17":"tag-newyork","18":"tag-newyorkcity","19":"tag-ny","20":"tag-nyc","21":"tag-queens","22":"tag-staten-island","23":"tag-summer","24":"tag-the-bronx","25":"tag-united-states","26":"tag-united-states-of-america","27":"tag-unitedstates","28":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","29":"tag-us","30":"tag-usa","31":"tag-west-nile-virus","32":"tag-wnv"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/114884987213374785","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77702","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=77702"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77702\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/77703"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=77702"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=77702"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=77702"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}