Photo credit: Getty Images | An undated file photo of a mosquito, a carrier for the potentially lethal virus known as West Nile.
Suffolk County has closed Blydenburgh County Park in Smithtown from dusk until dawn as a precaution after finding a mosquito sample tested positive for the West Nile virus.
"The confirmation of West Nile virus in a mosquito pool indicates the virus is actively circulating within the mosquito population," said Suffolk County Health Commissioner James Tomarken. "While there is no cause for alarm,...
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