West Nile Update -- 7.1.2011
Columbus Public Health – Media Update
DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL FOR WEST NILE VIRUS
For Friday, July 1, 2011
WHAT:
In order to practice disease prevention and control for the West Nile Virus, Columbus Public Health will be spraying neighborhoods. Hot weather means more mosquitoes, and with more mosquitoes comes an increased risk of West Nile Virus. To date, two positive test sites have been detected within Columbus city limits, south of the downtown Columbus area, which have also been recently sprayed.
WHO: Columbus Public Health
WHEN: Wednesday, July 6, 2011 between the morning hours of 4 am – 6 am.
WHERE: The online map outlines the following areas:
Wednesday, July 6
- West Columbus (North Boundary- Roberts Rd. East Boundary- Hilliard-Rome Rd. South Boundary- Renner Rd. West Boundary- Spindler Rd.)
- Southwest Columbus (North Boundary- Steele Ave. East Boundary- S. Richardson Ave. South Boundary- Olive Ave. West Boundary- N. Westmoor Ave.)
- Southwest Columbus (North Boundary- Georgesville Rd., Clime Rd. East Boundary- Harrisburg Pike, Big Run South Rd. South Boundary- Johnson Rd. West Boundary- Norton Rd.
DETAILS:
Columbus Public Health (CPH) 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. Spraying areas are based on adult mosquito trap results and reports from field staff, the number and type of mosquitoes trapped, and proximity to were West Nile Virus has been detected in past years. 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.
MORE INFO:
Additional information on West Nile is available at: www.publichealth.columbus.gov, www.cdc.gov, and www.epa.gov. Map available online at: www.publichealth.columbus.gov.