“We know that West Nile virus may be present throughout Maryland. It typically appears at this time in the summer, so we are not surprised with this positive finding,” says Secretary of Agriculture Joe Bartenfelder. “The confirmation of virus-positive mosquitoes serves as a reminder to all residents to continue protecting themselves against mosquito bites and to conduct backyard mosquito control activities in addition to MDA’s routine surveillance and spray activities.”
The MDA Mosquito Control Office, in cooperation with DHMH, has been conducting surveillance activities throughout the State to collect and test mosquitoes for WNV, Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) and several other mosquito-borne diseases. These diseases are endemic in Maryland and are transmitted through the bite of a mosquito. Approximately 20 percent of people infected with WNV will develop West Nile fever, which is typically characterized by fever, headache, and body aches which can last for just a few days or as long as several weeks. Less than one percent of people bitten by a mosquito carrying West Nile virus will develop a more severe form of the disease. People most at risk for developing severe disease are those over 50 and those with already compromised immune systems.
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We didn't have this problem when they used to spray old used motor oil on dirt roads, the run off went into the stagnate water of the ditches and killed them.
While Florida has just released mutant mosquito populations to mate with other locals to whip out the whole population. They just want to tinker around and see if it works. OH...btw...they are infected with worse. Lets see how that works.
oh, no, don't spray...you might kill a bird.
What we need in politics is commons sense instead of bleeding hearts and self serving rich idiots.
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