HAUPPAUGE - Suffolk County Department of Health Services (SCDHS) Commissioner Dr. James Tomarken, announced that the New York State Department of Health confirmed today that two mosquito samples collected on July 8 have tested positive for West Nile virus, one in Nesconset and the other in Ronkonkoma. A total of 10 mosquito samples collected in Suffolk County this season have tested positive for the virus.

The Division of Vector Control is making preparations to treat the areas by ground or air, depending on weather conditions and the latest surveillance results.  A 24- hour public notice will be provided for ground application and 48 hour notice for aerial application.

West Nile virus, first detected in Suffolk County in 1999 and again each year thereafter through 2010, is transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected mosquito. No humans, horses or birds have tested positive for West Nile Virus in Suffolk this year.