EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — A mosquito sample collected in East Providence on Aug. 25 tested positive for West Nile virus. The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) collected ...

The risk level for West Nile virus in Rhode Island remains high after a 13th positive mosquito sample was found this season. So far this year, there have been no human or animal cases of ...

Mosquito samples in Rhode Island have tested negative for Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) all season. The risk level for West Nile virus remains high statewide, while the risk for EEE is low. There ...

A person in their 60s tested positive after symptoms began earlier this month, according to state’s Department of Health PROVIDENCE — A person in their 60s from Providence County contracted Rhode ...

An Aedes albopictus mosquito, also known as the Asian Tiger Mosquito, feeds on human blood. This mosquito is a known West Nile Virus carrier. (Photo by James Gathany/ U.S. Centers for Disease Control) ...