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2020's first positive sample of West Nile Virus in Louisiana discovered in EBR Parish
BATON ROUGE - East Baton Rouge Mosquito Abatement and Rodent Control (EBRMARC) has announced the area's first West Nile virus-positive mosquito sample of 2020.
Randy Veath of EBRMARC says the sample was collected on March 2 near Hollywood/Foster Drive.
"This is the first positive mosquito sample in the state," Veath says. "Just want to remind residents to be aware and always take precautions to avoid mosquito bites."
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