Columbus Public Health to Spray Area Neighborhoods to Protect Residents from Disease
Press
Release
June 20, 2017
Contact
Jose
Rodriguez, Columbus Public Health, 604-5025, [email protected]
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Columbus Public Health to Spray Area
Neighborhoods to Protect Residents from Disease
Residents Urged to help Prevent West Nile by removing
Standing Water on Their Properties
WHAT:
Columbus Public Health (CPH) will be spraying
the areas highlighted in the online map due to one high trap mosquito count and
two traps that tested positive for the West Nile virus for the first time this
season.
Rains have caused standing water in
many areas of Columbus and Worthington, and mosquitoes breed and multiply
easily in standing water. CPH urges residents to help remove temporary pools of
water around your property by clearing debris from ditches, cutting small
channels to help pooling water drain or filling in holes and tire ruts with
dirt.
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: Wednesday, June 21, 2017
Between 3:30–6 a.m.
WHERE: The
online map outlines the areas to be
sprayed:
- Northland
- Near
South
- Eastmoor/Walnut
Ridge
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.
INFO:
www.publichealth.columbus.gov, www.cdc.gov and www.epa.gov. Spraying map
online at www.publichealth.columbus.gov.
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