BOS PSA: West Nile Virus
Aug. 24th, 2012 10:55 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
usernamenumberI don't want to contribute to or encourage undue hysteria, but this email from a local mailing list seems pretty straightforward and level-headed:
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You may have already heard that a Cambridge resident was diagnosed August 15th with West Nile Virus (WNV), a mosquito borne disease. A second Cambridge resident was diagnosed early this week and infected mosquito pools of water have been found in the city.
Be smart about avoiding mosquito bites - its not that hard. Use insect repellent especially dawn, dusk and at night and keep your exposed skin to a minimum. The Recreation Department is providing repellent at its events on Russell Field.
You can also help eliminate mosquito breeding grounds by not having standing water on your property. That includes water in pot saucers, rain barrels, pet bowls, bird baths, clogged rain gutters and kiddie wading pools.
The symptoms of WNV are flu-like but most people don't have symptoms.
If you want to stay updated ask to be added to the westnile@cambridgema.gov email.
Here is link to the DPH notice: http://www.cambridgepublichealth.org/news/article.php?id=127
Please pass this information on to any of your contacts.
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You may have already heard that a Cambridge resident was diagnosed August 15th with West Nile Virus (WNV), a mosquito borne disease. A second Cambridge resident was diagnosed early this week and infected mosquito pools of water have been found in the city.
Be smart about avoiding mosquito bites - its not that hard. Use insect repellent especially dawn, dusk and at night and keep your exposed skin to a minimum. The Recreation Department is providing repellent at its events on Russell Field.
You can also help eliminate mosquito breeding grounds by not having standing water on your property. That includes water in pot saucers, rain barrels, pet bowls, bird baths, clogged rain gutters and kiddie wading pools.
The symptoms of WNV are flu-like but most people don't have symptoms.
If you want to stay updated ask to be added to the westnile@cambridgema.gov email.
Here is link to the DPH notice: http://www.cambridgepublichealth.org/news/article.php?id=127
Please pass this information on to any of your contacts.
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Date: 2012-08-27 04:27 am (UTC)Way to be thorough with the advice about standing water, etc.