DOH-Alachua issues mosquito-borne illness advisory
Press release from Alachua County on behalf of the Florida Department of Health in Alachua County
ALACHUA COUNTY, Fla. – The Florida Department of Health in Alachua County (DOH-Alachua) is informing residents of a confirmed human case of locally acquired West Nile Virus.
DOH-Alachua, Alachua County, City of Gainesville, City of Alachua, and City of Newberry Mosquito Control are coordinating surveillance and prevention efforts by treating County-maintained retention basins and targeted spraying.
DOH-Alachua reminds the community to avoid mosquito bites by taking these basic precautions.
The department continues to conduct statewide surveillance for mosquito-borne illnesses, including West Nile virus infections, eastern equine encephalitis, St. Louis encephalitis, malaria, chikungunya, and dengue. Residents of Florida are encouraged to report dead birds to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s website, www.myfwc.com.
Come through the Cross Creek area and spray away.
Translation: be scared and beg for us to spray.
A single flu-like illness should not be news in a county this size. How ridiculous.
Ticks are more dangerous than mosquitoes.
Mosquito control: Don’t spray the poison on me in that spray truck! I’m on the no spray list!