Overview
- The county health department confirmed the local infection on Thursday and did not release the patient's location due to privacy.
- Health Commissioner Kristen A. Navarette urged use of EPA-registered repellents, long sleeves and pants, and removal of standing water around homes.
- County Executive Daniel P. McCoy said officials are closely monitoring the situation and will keep the public informed.
- New York has reported at least seven other West Nile cases this year in Erie, Monroe, Onondaga, Nassau, Suffolk, and Westchester counties.
- CDC data from early September show more than 770 U.S. cases, including about 490 severe infections, with higher mosquito infection rates and risk peaking until the first hard frost.