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The Suffolk County Department of Health said Saturday that the number of cases of pertusiss, also known as whooping cough, are on the rise. Dr. Gregson Pigott, the county health commissioiner, said the vast majority of the 108 currently reported cases are school-aged children (and Read More …
Viruses have been found in mosquito samples around Suffolk County, the county health department said Thursday. Suffolk County Health Commissioner Dr. Gregson Pigott said that five additional mosquito sample have tested positive for West Nile virus. Four of the positive samples were of the Culex Read More …
Two mosquito samples have tested positive for West Nile virus. The samples, both Culex pipiens-restuans, were collected on July 6 from Nesconset and July 8 from Northport. These are the first mosquito samples to test positive for West Nile virus in Suffolk County this year. West Read More …
State Sen. John Flanagan writes that the Suffolk County Department of Health will help keep the community up to date on the Northport Middle School.
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The Suffolk County Health Department announced Friday that new mosquito samples have tested positive for West Nile virus in Dix Hills, Huntington and Northport. The samples, all Culex pipiens-restuans, were collected between July 30 and Aug. 5, from Dix Hills (1), West Babylon (1), and Huntington (2), Read More …
Suffolk County Department of Health Services announced Tuesday that Gold Star Battalion Beach in Huntington is closed to bathing due to excess bacteria. The beach will remain closed until testing reveals that levels of bacteria meet New York State standards. According to Suffolk County Commissioner Read More …