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West Nile Virus Found in Birch Grove Park Mosquito Sample

West Nile virus has been found in a mosquito sample collected from Birch Grove Park in Northfield. The sample was collected September 6 and confirmed positive on September 13. Atlantic County public health and mosquito control officials are conducting mosquito surveillance and implementing additional control measures. West Nile virus was previously confirmed in mosquito samples collected in Northfield from the 1200 block of Zion Road and the 700 block of Debora Street. Additional positive samples have been confirmed in Absecon, Buena Borough, Buena Vista Township, Corbin City, Egg Harbor City, Linwood and Pleasantville. There are no reported human cases of the virus at this time, according to county health officials.

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