West Nile Weekly Update -- 7.6 thru 7.9.2010
Columbus Public Health – Media Advisory
DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL FOR WEST NILE VIRUS – Weekly Update
FOR THURSDAY, JULY 1
WHAT: In order to practice disease prevention and control for the West Nile Virus, Columbus Public Health will be spraying neighborhoods in Columbus and Worthington. Hot weather means more mosquitoes, and with more mosquitoes comes an increased risk of West Nile Virus. This year, to date, no positive pools of mosquitoes have been detected in the Columbus or Worthington city limits.
WHO: Columbus Public Health – Department of Disease Prevention
WHEN: Tuesday, July 6, through Friday, July 9, between the early morning hours from 4 a.m. – dawn.
WHERE: Weekly online map illustrates the following key areas:
- Tuesday July 6 – Easton and Far East side
- Wednesday July 7 – Clintonville and South of Clintonville
- Thursday July 8 – Linden Area and South of Clintonville
- Friday July 9 – Worthington and Airport
DETAILS: Columbus Public Health practices disease prevention and control by using an Integrated Pest Management methodology. CPH traps mosquitoes, investigates mosquito complaints and treats standing water to kill larval mosquitoes. Fogging areas are based on adult mosquito trap results and reports from field staff, the number and type of mosquitoes trapped, and the number of infected mosquitoes. They are not decided by the number of complaints from any given area. Weekly maps will be posted on the Columbus Public Health Web site at www.publichealth.columbus.gov.
MORE INFO: Additional information on West Nile is available at:
www.cdc.gov
www.epa.gov
Weekly map available online at: www.publichealth.columbus.gov