West Nile Weekly Update -- 8.19.2010
Columbus Public Health – Media Advisory
DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL FOR WEST NILE VIRUS – Weekly Update
FOR THURSDAY, AUGUST 19
WHAT: Thirty-one new pools of mosquitoes tested positive for West Nile virus (WNV) this week. To date, forty-two positive pools of mosquitoes have been detected in the Columbus city limits. In order to practice disease prevention and control for the West Nile Virus, Columbus Public Health will be spraying the affected neighborhoods in Columbus. Hot weather means more mosquitoes, and with more mosquitoes comes an increased risk of West Nile Virus.
WHO: Columbus Public Health – Department of Disease Prevention
WHEN: Monday, August 23, through Friday, August 27, between the early morning hours from 4 a.m. – dawn.
WHERE: Weekly online map illustrates the following key areas:
Monday, August 23 - N Linden & Clinton Twp.
Tuesday, August 24 - W Region-Hilltop & SW Region
Wednesday, August 25 - SE Region
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.publichealth.columbus.gov
www.cdc.gov
www.epa.gov
Weekly map available online at www.publichealth.columbus.gov