Columbus Public Health to Spray Area Neighborhoods to Prevent West Nile Virus on September 4 and 8, 2015.
News Date: September 04, 2015
Spray Areas and Online Map
Press
Release - September 3,
2015
Contact: Jose
Rodriguez, Columbus Public Health, 604-5025, [email protected]
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Columbus
Public Health to Spray Area Neighborhoods to Prevent West Nile Virus
WHAT: Columbus
Public Health (CPH) will be spraying the areas highlighted in our on-line map
to help control disease in our region. CPH practices disease control and
prevention for the West Nile virus by trapping mosquitoes, investigating
complaints, treating standing water, and spraying in areas with high mosquito
counts and disease presence.
WHO: Columbus
Public Health
WHEN: Friday,
September 4 and Tuesday, September 8, 2015 between 4–7 a.m.
WHERE: The online map outlines the designated areas:
Friday,
September 4, 2015:
-
Westgate / West Columbus: (North
Boundary – W Broad St., East Boundary – S Hague Ave., South Boundary – Briggs
Rd., West Boundary – Georgesville Rd.)
- Far South: (North Boundary – Williams
Rd., East Boundary – Lockbourne Industrial Pkwy., South Boundary – I-270, West
Boundary – US-23)
Tuesday,
September 8, 2015:
- Near North / South Linden: (North
Boundary – Oakland Park Ave., East Boundary – Joyce Ave., South Boundary –
Bonham Ave., West Boundary – I-71)
DETAILS: Weekly
spraying areas are determined by mosquito trap results and reports from field
staff, the number and type of mosquitoes trapped, the number of infected
mosquitoes and evidence of human disease. Updated spraying maps are available
on the Columbus Public Health Web site.
MORE INFO: Additional information on West Nile
is available at: www.publichealth.columbus.gov, www.cdc.gov, and www.epa.gov. Map online at: www.publichealth.columbus.gov.
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