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1 hr ago | WYFX-TV Youngstown

Youngstown Air Force Reserve Unit to Kill Mosquitos in N.D.

A Youngstown Air Force Reserve unit charged with controlling mosquitoes during wartime is using bug-bitten North Dakota as a practice ground again this summer.

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Related Topix: US Military, US News, US Air Force, Youngstown Metro, Youngstown, OH, Health, Youngstown Air Reserve Station

11 hrs ago | Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

First bird with West Nile virus reported in Chino

A dead crow found in southeast Chino has tested positive for West Nile virus; the first case of the virus identified this year in San Bernardino County.

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Related Topix: Health, Chino, CA, San Bernardino County, CA, Ontario, CA

Thu Jul 02, 2009

Tooele Transcript Bulletin

Rainy month bolsters West Nile threat

Tooele Valley Mosquito Abatement District employee Dennis Workman spreads out a pesticide that deters mosquito larvae from growing in some standing water in Lake Point Monday afternoon.

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Related Topix: Health, Tooele, UT, Tooele County, UT

Herald Star Online

:Bird tests positive for .....

A bird found in Hancock County has tested positive for the West Nile Virus. According to information from the Hancock County Health Department, the specimen was collected from Weirton Heights.

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Related Topix: Health, Weirton Heights, WV

Wed Jul 01, 2009

The Tennessean Nashville News

Mosquito breeding spots treated

PROBLEM: A reader asked for help with a swimming pool in her neighborhood that was not being maintained.

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Related Topix: Nashville, TN, Davidson County, TN, Weather, Health

Chambersburg Public Opinion

West Nile spraying tonight in Greene, Lurgan

Weather conditions permitting, personnel from the Franklin County West Nile Program will spray to control adult mosquito populations during the evening today and Tuesday in portions of Greene and Lurgan townships.

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Related Topix: Health, Franklin County, PA, Opinion

Charleston Daily Mail

Bird infected with West Nile found in WVa county

Hancock County health officials are asking the public to report any sick or dead birds they find after a starling tested positive for the West Nile virus.

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Related Topix: Health, Hancock County, WV, Weirton Heights, WV, Weirton, WV, New Cumberland, WV

Tue Jun 30, 2009

ClipSyndicate

VIDEO: Keeping Skeeters Away

With summer, comes mosquitos. Recently, it seems as though the pesky little insects are getting the best of everyone.

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Related Topix: Entomology, Science, Health, Sports, Video

KIFI Idaho Falls

Idaho man diagnosed with West Nile virus

State health officials say a Bonneville County man has been diagnosed with the state's first case of West Nile virus this season.

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Related Topix: Health, Bonneville County, ID

Mon Jun 29, 2009

KLEW-TV Lewiston

West Nile found in Canyon County

West Nile has reached the Treasure Valley. Ed Burnett, Canyon County Mosquito Abatement district director, said a trap containing 95 mosquitoes tested positive for the West Nile Virus from a site on the Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge.

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Related Topix: Health, Canyon County, ID

AMNY

Mosquito spraying set for Fire Island

Suffolk County plans to spray pesticide on parts of Fire Island Tuesday night in an effort to control mosquitoes, which spread West Nile virus.

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Related Topix: Suffolk County, NY, Health

Sun Jun 28, 2009

KOAA-TV Pueblo

A warning about the West Nile virus

A public health alert was brought on by a concern from a News First viewer. The El Paso County Health Department wants you to know the West Nile virus is here, and you have to be educated.

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Related Topix: Health, El Paso County, CO, Colorado Springs Metro, Colorado Springs, CO

The Horse

West Nile Virus is Still a Threat, TheHorse.com Readers Say

More than 890 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, "Do you believe West Nile is still a threat to your horse ?" Results were as follows: Yes 86.50% No 13.50% Readers shared why they feel West Nile is or is not a big threat in the comments below.

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Related Topix: Health

KBLG-AM Billings

Time To Take Precautions

COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT. SHE SAYS THAT NO WEST NILE VIRUS CASES HAVE BEEN REPORTED YET, BUT THE STATE IS TESTING MOSQUITOS FOR THE VIRUS.

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Related Topix: Health

Sat Jun 27, 2009

Amarillo.com

Plague wipes out prairie dog town

The heat is not the only thing Panhandle residents need to be careful of this summer.

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Related Topix: Health

TheBostonChannel

Health Officials Warn: Keep Mosquitoes Away

With summer here, Massachusetts health officials have begun urging residents to take steps to avoid mosquito bites and help prevent West Nile Virus and eastern equine encephalitis.

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Related Topix: Health, New Hampshire Government, New Hampshire

KING-TV Seattle

Weather to blame for statewide mosquito boom

Unwelcome guests are making picnics and backyard barbeques miserable. It's the season for mosquitoes -- and this summer there are a lot of them.

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Related Topix: Camano Island, WA, Health

Fri Jun 26, 2009

The York Daily Record

Q&A: What's to know about county mosquito spraying?

Christian Boyer, West Nile virus coordinator for the state environmental protection department, records data such as temperature and humidity before spraying an area with insecticide to kill mosquitos last week.

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Related Topix: Health, York County, PA, York, PA, York Metro

Portage la Prairie Daily Graphic

H1N1 all the rage, but don't forget about West Nile

Mosquito fogging begins in Portage la Prairie tonight. With all the media attention on H1N1, West Nile Virus lurks in the shadows, waiting to bite this summer, much like the Culex tarsalis mosquitoes that carry it.

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Related Topix: Health, Canada, Weather

Inside Bay Area

Tri-Valley likely to be West Nile hot spot

West Nile virus season has begun, and officials say the Tri-Valley is likely to be a hot spot for infections.

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Related Topix: Health, Alameda County, CA, Livermore, CA

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