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Shelby County Health Department’s mosquito control activities are in full swing, which includes truck-mounted spraying of insecticides in some ZIP codes to prevent the spread of West Nile Virus and other human pathogens.
Although the resident contracted West Nile virus after they traveled to a region where its endemic, the case serves as a reminder to all residents to protect themselves against mosquito bites with the weather heating up.
The free Fight the Bite festival offered tips for protecting against disease-carrying insects, as well as information about pest control efforts in the Memphis area.
Trucks will be spraying in specific ZIP codes next week.
With no positive cases of the West Nile virus in humans this summer, officials with the Shelby County Health Department believe their efforts to slow its transmission are paying off.
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