The Monroe County Health Department said the sample was collected by the department as part of its Mosquito Surveillance Program.

The Monroe County Health Department has confirmed that a batch of mosquitoes tested positive for West Nile Virus, and residents are urged to avoid areas where mosquitoes are found and take measures to prevent them from breeding around their homes.

While Erie County recently saw a tenth mosquito sample test positive for West Nile virus, another local county is also seeing an uptick in its numbers. On Tuesday, August 12, the Mercer County Conservation District announced that another mosquito sample,