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Mosquito trapping and spraying @ LCC 2013-04-23



A logical and systematic plan for mosquito trapping and spraying
is what

Public Works Director Robin Cumbus
described at the

23 April 2013 Regular Session
of the Lowndes County Commission.

She said the county contracts with VSU for trapping and surveillance.
Mosquitoes

trapped
either by the county or by VSU are sent to Public Health Atlanta for testing.


Mostly in July, Aug, Sep

This testing is
presumably for

mosquito-borne diseases
;
According to

USGS disease maps using CDC data
,
there were 15 cases of positive test results for
West Nile virus in Lowndes County in 2012;
that’s 13% of the total of 113 for the whole state.


15 West Nile Cases in Lowndes County in 2012

She continued:

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