Re: West Nile Has Me Scared!

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From: baltim
Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2000 03:09

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On Fri, 29 Sep 2000 00:35:25 GMT, essex <essex3@home.com> wrote:

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>baltim wrote:
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>> The mosquito spraying Baltimore is engaged in is more to ease the mind
>> of the citizens than anything else. The temperature is dropping so the
>> bugs will be irrelevant soon.
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>Irrelevant until next year, that is. The WN virus is more widespread in
>2000 than it was in 1999. It is reasonable to speculate that the virus
>will continue to spread unless mosquito control is effective in halting
>it. While panic on anyone's part would be a wild overreaction, it is
>appropriate for public health authorities to be concerned and to take
>action, and it is appropriate for the public to pay attention.
>
>--Steve

True, next year it will be back and as rare as this year.  The spread
of this virus is not of plague-like proportions. It's a slow mover,
like killer bees and fire ants from Texas. Actually less prevalent
than either of those, and alot less deadly.

Mosquito control is appropriate in most areas as the bugs are known
disease vectors, but to set the city awash in chemicals is not the
cureall we need. Reducing the breeding pools has a larger effect on
local mosquito populations, as it did in helping to control malaria in
parts of the world.

Prevention not Poison.

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