West Nile Virus found in Lee County mosquitos

West Nile Virus in Lee County mosquitos

MOSQUITOS BITES CAN BE NUISANCEANYTIME OF YEAR BUT RIGHT NOW,IN LEE COUNTY, A BITE COULD LEADTO A SERIOUS INFECTION.THANKS FOR STICKING WITH ME FORFOX FOUR NEWS AT 6-30- I AM JANEMONREAL.MOSQUITOS IN THE COUNTY HAVETESTED POSITIVE FOR WEST NILEVIRUS.4 IN YOUR CORNER’S CHRISTINAEVANS HAS MORE ON WHAT LOCALAGENCIES ARE DOING TO DECREASEYOUR RISK OF INFECTION:10-:17WEARING LONG SLEEVES AND PANTSDURING THE SUMMER MAY SOUNDCRAZY.BUT HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE SAYINGTHIS IS THE BEST WAY TO PREVENTYOURSELF FROM CATCHING WEST NILEVIRUS.SOT: ERIC JACKSON:45Its a disease that’s spread by amosquito.

Its primarily harboredin birds.

So mosquitos bitbirds and can pick up this virus(BUTTED):55As more mosquitos bite morebirds then occasionally thosemosquitos may bite a person andthat virus can then move over tothe personTHE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTHRELEASED AN OFFICIAL ADVISORYWEDNESDAY WARNING PEOPLE THEVIRUS IS HERE IN LEE COUNTY.SOT: ERIC1:24We found that there are chickensin various parts of the countythat are testing positive forthese antibodies.

Which means,is there are mosquitoes in thoseareas that are spreading thatvirusTO HELP PREVENT THE SPREA━SCIENTISTS AT LEE COUNTYMOSQUITO CONTROL STUDY THESEINSECTS IN THE LAB.THOSE RESULTS ARE THEN USED TOPLAN AERIAL FLIGHTS OVER THECOUNTY.AND FROM THESE SPECIALIZEDPLANES, LOW VOLUME SPRAY OFINSECTICIDE IS RELEASED INTO THEAIR.SOT:8;44We can get out there and go overa larger area and get thoseflying mosquitos that are goingall over the neighborhoods andcould be biting people.BUT DON’T WORR━ THE SPRAY ISPERFECTLY HARMLESS TO HUMANS.8:34Its not harmful, its not harmfulto you, your pets, but it isdeadly to a little flyingmosquiBUT JACKSON SAYS THE BIGGESTRISK FOR CATCHING WEST NILEVIRUS IS IN YOUR OWN BACK YARD.GUTTERS, BIRD BATHS, AND OTHERCONTAINERS OF SITTING WATER ARETHE PERFECT BREEDING GROUND FOMOSQUITOSSOT:3:16Try and make sure you’re notactually growing those mosquitosaround your house.

Cause oftenthe mosquitos that are bitinyou may actually be growing inyour yardLLOUT:NOW HEALTH OFFICIALS SA━ MOSTPEOPLE WHO CONTRACT THE VIRUSDONT ACTUALLY EXPERIENCE ANYSYMPTOM━ BUT ITS BEST TO JUSTUSE MOSQUITO REPELLENT DURINGTHIS SEASON TO AVOID BITES ALLTOGETHERIN LEHIGH, CHRISTINA EVANS F