Overview

• Both patients are Queens residents, with one still hospitalized for encephalitis and the other discharged after a brief stay.
• Officials have identified 810 West Nile–positive mosquito samples across all five boroughs.
• Screening flagged West Nile in blood donations from one Brooklyn resident and one Staten Island resident.
• Truck pesticide spraying is scheduled for Aug. 25–27, with overnight operations planned in parts of the Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island.
• The Health Department is investigating two additional possible cases in Brooklyn and urges repellents, long sleeves at dawn and dusk, and eliminating standing water.