The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) and Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) have confirmed additional detections of West Nile Virus (WNV) in the state, including another sample that was captured in East Providence.

The virus was found in mosquito samples collected by DEM in Johnston, East Providence, and Cranston on Aug. 18 and tested by the Rhode Island State Health Laboratories. The other samples collected statewide showed no signs of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) virus, Jamestown Canyon Virus (JCV), or additional WNV. Check RIDOH’s arboviral surveillance data webpage for updated weekly test results.

Rhode Island’s risk level for WNV is now high statewide. WNV is the main mosquito-borne disease in the US. While most people with WNV don’t get sick, ab

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