Spray Area Neighborhoods to Prevent West Nile Virus - 7.28.2014
Columbus Public Health – Media Update
DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL FOR WEST NILE
VIRUS
FOR MONDAY, JULY 28
Contact: Jose
Rodriguez (614)
645-6928
[email protected]
Columbus Public Health to Spray Area
Neighborhoods to Prevent West Nile Virus
WHAT:
Columbus Public Health (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. CPH will be spraying the areas
highlighted in our on-line map to help control disease in our region.
WHO: Columbus Public Health
WHEN: Tuesday,
July 29,
Wednesday,
July 30,
and Thursday, July 31
4 a.m. – 7
a.m.
WHERE: The
online map outlines the designated
areas:
Tuesday July 29, 2014:
- Far North: (North
Boundary – E Powell Rd., East Boundary – Polaris Lakes Dr., South Boundary –
Gemini Pl., West Boundary – Ellersly Dr.)
-
Northeast Columbus: (North Boundary – E Walnut St., East Boundary
– New Albany Rd. E, South Boundary – Dublin-Granville Rd., West Boundary –
Harlem Rd.)
-
Northeast Columbus: (North Boundary – Tetlin Field Dr., East
Boundary – Thompson Park, South Boundary – Blaverly Dr., West Boundary –
N Hamilton Rd.)
Wednesday July 30, 2014:
- North
Linden: (North Boundary – Case Rd., East Boundary – Walford Ave., South
Boundary – Huy Rd., West Boundary – Karl Rd. )
-
North
Linden: (North Boundary – E Weber Rd., East Boundary – Atwood Ter., South
Boundary – E Hudson St., West Boundary – I-71)
Thursday July 31, 2014:
- Clintonville:
(North Boundary – E North Broadway St., East Boundary – I-71, South Boundary –
E Weber Rd., West Boundary – Calumet St.)
-
North
Campus: (North Boundary – E Patterson Ave., East Boundary – I-71, South
Boundary – E 17TH Ave., West Boundary – N High St.)
-
South
Linden (North Boundary – E 25th Ave., East Boundary – Joyce Ave.,
South Boundary – E 17TH Ave., West Boundary – Ontario St.)
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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