Health officials say a dead crow found at Smith Ranch Road and Yosemite Road in San Rafael, tested positive for West Nile. In Spring Lake Heights they will put down spray above Allaire Road between Old Mill Road and Route 71.
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Monmouth County Freeholder Serena Dimaso says that the county wants to be proactive.
Crews will not spray the area, however, if wind speeds exceed 10 miles per hour or if it rains.
– Marin County has just seen its first sign of West Nile Virus this year.
Officials with the Monmouth County Mosquito Control Division will conduct ground spraying in Wall and in parts of Spring Lake Heights on Tuesday night as a precaution. “It is also important to keep in mind to always wear insect repellent when outdoors, even if it is only for a few minutes”. “Most people who contract West Nile virus, about 70-80 percent, don’t get sick but those who do can be severely ill”, said Dr. Lon Kightlinger, state epidemiologist for the department.
West Nile is one of three mosquito-borne diseases that are spread through the bite of an infected mosquito. The virus can cause febrile (fever) illness, encephalitis (inflammation of the brain) or meningitis (inflammation of the lining of the brain and spinal cord), according to the Centers for Disease Control.
DiMaso urged residents in Monmouth County to wear mosquito repellants and remove standing water from their properties.
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Limit time outdoors from dusk to midnight when Culex mosquitoes, the primary carrier of WNV in South Dakota, are most active. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend wearing insect repellent when going outside, wearing long sleeves and trousers and avoiding going outside at dusk and dawn when mosquitoes are most active.
