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Columbus Public Health to Spray Area Neighborhoods to Prevent West Nile Virus
CPH urges residents to help remove standing water around your property

 


News Date: July 16, 2015

Press Release - July 16,2015

                                                 

Contact Jose Rodriguez, Columbus Public Health, 604-5025, [email protected]
 

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Columbus Public Health to Spray Area Neighborhoods to Prevent West Nile Virus

CPH urges residents to help remove standing water around your property

WHAT:       

Columbus Public Health (CPH) will be spraying the areas highlighted in our on-line map to help control disease in our region. Rains have caused standing water in many areas of Columbus and Worthington, and mosquitoes breed and multiply easily in such water. CPH urges residents to help remove temporary pools of water around your property. Include 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:       Friday July 17, 2015 between the morning hours of 4 am – 7 am.

WHERE:     The online map outlines the designated areas:
 

Friday July 17, 2015:

  • Hilltop: (North Boundary – W Broad St., East Boundary – I-70 South Boundary – Springmont Ave., West Boundary – S Wheatland Ave.)
    • Victorian Village: (North Boundary – W Third Ave., East Boundary – N 4th St., South Boundary – I-670, West Boundary - Olentangy River)
        Far East: (North Boundary – Tussing Rd., East Boundary – Arrowsmith Dr., South Boundary – Whitfield Dr., West Boundary - Gender Rd.)
        • South Columbus: (North Boundary – Bradwell Dr., East Boundary – Lockbourne Industrial Pkwy., South Boundary – I-270, West Boundary - Parsons Ave.)

        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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