Updated
Updated · WBTV · Jul 21
Mecklenburg Urges West Nile Precautions After Virus Turns Up at 1,200 Mosquito Sites
Updated
Updated · WBTV · Jul 21

Mecklenburg Urges West Nile Precautions After Virus Turns Up at 1,200 Mosquito Sites

3 articles · Updated · WBTV · Jul 21

Summary

  • Mecklenburg County health officials told residents to step up mosquito protection after the county’s first West Nile detection this season in a mosquito pool confirmed by the state lab.
  • More than 1,200 chronic standing-water sites are already being monitored and treated, and officials asked residents to report problem areas so crews can service them.
  • Weekly yard checks are the main prevention step at home: empty or clean flowerpots, buckets, pool covers and clogged gutters where mosquitoes breed.
  • Repellent, lighter-colored clothing and fewer scented products are also advised as summer heat pushes more people outdoors; no human cases were reported in the earlier county update.

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