What is being done in my community to control mosquitoes?
The New York State Department of Health, along with other state agencies, local health departments, colleges and environmental groups, has prepared a plan to address issues related to West Nile virus in the Empire State and has devised a preventive strategy to minimize the impact. Local communities are implementing various control measures based on geographic location and level of risk. For more information regarding activities in your specific area, contact your local health department, or visit the Department’s Web site at http://www.health.state.ny.us.
The State of Connecticut has prepared a plan to address the public health threat posed by diseases that are carried by mosquitoes and has devised a preventive strategy to minimize the impact. Local communities are implementing various control measures based on geographic location and level of risk. For more information regarding activities in your specific area, contact your local health department.