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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">CONTACTS:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Kim Keough, DEM: 401-578-4383<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="mailto:dem.communications@dem.ri.gov">DEM.communications@dem.ri.gov</a><u>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Joseph Wendelken, RIDOH: 401-222-3998<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="mailto:Joseph.Wendelken@health.ri.gov">Joseph.Wendelken@health.ri.gov</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">PROVIDENCE, RI –
<a name="_Hlk175217564">The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) and Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) have confirmed the second detection of West Nile Virus (WNV) in the state. The virus was found in a mosquito sample collected
by DEM in Bristol on July 28 and tested by the </a><a href="https://health.ri.gov/programs/detail.php?pgm_id=1092"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk175217564">Rhode Island State Health Laboratories</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk175217564"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk175217564">.
The other mosquito samples collected statewide showed no signs of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) virus,
</span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cdc.gov/jamestown-canyon/__;!!KKphUJtCzQ!KDe3HZ3v5_e92-U4KZTt7dSuehkKY4zMc7eoHT1yZvuEqy6_TLvquEXuUmpzblQh3A9zKJoazeMnLwk1uRgxu0X0qLWinh2DKcMu$"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk175217564">Jamestown Canyon Virus</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk175217564"></span> [cdc.gov]</a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk175217564"> (JCV), or additional WNV. Check RIDOH’s
</span><a href="https://health.ri.gov/data/arboviralsurveillance/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk175217564">arboviral surveillance data webpage</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk175217564"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk175217564"> for updated weekly
test results. <a name="_Hlk176940631"><o:p></o:p></a></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk175217564"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk176940631"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The first detection of WNV this season was collected on July 21 in East Providence. To learn ways to prevent
mosquito bites and the diseases carried by mosquitoes, please visit </span></span></span><a href="https://health.ri.gov/disease/carriers/mosquitoes/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk175217564"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk176940631"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">health.ri.gov/mosquito</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk175217564"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk176940631"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk175217564"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk176940631"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">.</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk175217564"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
For mosquito control info, visit </span></span><a href="https://dem.ri.gov/natural-resources-bureau/agriculture-and-forest-environment/agriculture/mosquito-abatement/mosquito"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk175217564"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">dem.ri.gov/mosquito</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk175217564"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk175217564"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">.</span></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">WNV is the main mosquito-borne disease in the US. While most people with WNV don’t get sick, about one in five people who are infected develop a fever and other symptoms. There are no vaccines
to prevent or medications to treat WNV in people. For more information about WNV, visit
<a href="http://www.health.ri.gov/wnv">www.health.ri.gov/wnv</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">For more information on DEM programs and initiatives, visit
<a href="http://www.dem.ri.gov/">www.dem.ri.gov</a>. Follow <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.facebook.com/RhodeIslandDEM__;!!KKphUJtCzQ!KDe3HZ3v5_e92-U4KZTt7dSuehkKY4zMc7eoHT1yZvuEqy6_TLvquEXuUmpzblQh3A9zKJoazeMnLwk1uRgxu0X0qLWinkOHpGiG$">
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<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/sl/JKHsVOn/medialist__;!!KKphUJtCzQ!KDe3HZ3v5_e92-U4KZTt7dSuehkKY4zMc7eoHT1yZvuEqy6_TLvquEXuUmpzblQh3A9zKJoazeMnLwk1uRgxu0X0qLWinr86gp-q$">Sign up here [lp.constantcontactpages.com]</a> to receive the latest press releases, news, and events from DEM's Public Affairs Office to your inbox.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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