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Article: ALACHUA COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT EMPHASIZES IMPORTANCE OF PROTECTION AGAINST MOSQUITO-BORNE DISEASES
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- May 21, 2008
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Alachua County issued the following news release:
The Alachua County Health Department (ACHD) emphasizes the importance of protection against mosquito-borne diseases. The advent of warmer weather and recent rainfall has increased the numbers and activity level for mosquitoes. These conditions have raised the potential for the transmission of mosquito borne diseases such as Eastern Equine Encephalitis and West Nile Virus.
Alachua County's surveillance system, comprised of sentinel chickens, surface water larvae counts, light traps, dead bird reports, citizen complaints, and signals from the medical and veterinary community, have detected the presence of Eastern Equine Encephalitis in the ...