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