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Home » West Nile virus

Tag: West Nile virus

Posted inHealth & Wellness

Mosquitoes With West Nile Virus Found in Brooklyn

by Brooklyn Reader July 23, 2021July 23, 2021

Mosquitoes infected with the West Nile Virus, a fever causing virus, have been found in four Brooklyn ZIP codes, according to the Department of Health. The ZIP codes include 11207 (Starrett City-East New York), 11206 (the Broadway Triangle area), 11228 (Dyker Heights, on Gravesend Bay), and 11232 (Sunset Park), Brooklyn Daily Eagle reports. Mosquitoes carrying […]

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