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The INDEPENDENT, April 17, 2003
Public Health offers free Inform ation on W est Nile Virus
Colum bia County Public
Health is providing free infor
mation on West Nile Virus.
“We know West Nile Virus
will be here soon,” said Karen
Ladd, Public Health Administra
tor. “We hope each resident is
checking his or her property for
standing water — places where
mosquitoes can breed.”
People can be infected with
West Nile from a mosquito bite.
The mosquitoes become infect
ed when they feed on infected
birds, such as ravens or crows.
Brochures, posters and fliers
on West Nile are available from
Columbia County Public Health,
2370 Gable Road in St. Helens, rash and swollen glands. There
The Independent, 725 Bridge is no vaccine and no specific
Street in Vernonia, and the treatment.
Clatskanie Clinic, 135 SW
“The best defense against
Tichenor.
West Nile,” said Ladd, “is to
For inform ation on pesti protect yourself and keep a
cides or pond fish that feed on watch out for mosquito breed
mosquitoes contact Mel Frank ing areas.”
lin at Columbia Vector Control
She advised checking door
in St. Helens.
and window screens to keep
In 2002, there were over 400 mosquitoes out of homes and,
human cases of West Nile dis when outdoors, use a mosquito
ease and 263 deaths in the repellent containing DEET, wear
United States, a drastic in long sleeves and long pants.
crease over 2001, when there
For more information, visit
were 66 severe human cases the Department of Human Ser
and nine deaths. Symptoms vices at <www.dhr.state.or.us/
are similar to flu, often with a publichealth/acd/>.
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