{"id":12687,"date":"2014-07-22T12:47:58","date_gmt":"2014-07-22T16:47:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/?p=12687"},"modified":"2014-07-22T12:47:58","modified_gmt":"2014-07-22T16:47:58","slug":"pileggi-west-nile-found-in-four-chesco-towns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/?p=12687","title":{"rendered":"Pileggi: West Nile found in four Chesco towns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/WestNile-300x236.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-881904\" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px;\" alt=\"WestNile\" src=\"http:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/WestNile-300x236.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"236\" \/><\/a>The Chester County Health Department has announced that mosquito samples have tested positive for West Nile Virus in four municipalities, Senate Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi (R-9) said today.<\/p>\n<p>The positive samples were identified in West Goshen Township, Easttown Township, Tredyffrin Township, and Uwchlan Township. The Chester County Health Department (CCHD) will continue to monitor those areas and surrounding municipalities and will consider control activities when appropriate.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s important to be informed about the presence of West Nile Virus in our region,\u201d said Senator Pileggi. \u201cWe can all take some simple, effective measures to help reduce the possibility of infection.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There was confirmed human case of West Nile Virus in 2012, the first since 2008. Although the chance of being infected is small, CCHD recommends staying indoors at dawn or dusk when mosquitoes are most active, wearing long sleeve shirts and long pants when outside, and using insect repellents when mosquitoes are active. Other precautions include:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Disposing of open containers that may collect water, such as tin cans and plastic bottles.<br \/>\n\u2022 Drilling holes in the bottom of outdoor recycling containers so that water will not collect.<br \/>\n\u2022 Disposing of old tires.<br \/>\n\u2022 Cleaning roof gutters, particularly if leaves are plugging the drains.<br \/>\n\u2022 Turning over plastic wading pools when not in use.<br \/>\n\u2022 Turning over wheelbarrows.<br \/>\n\u2022 Ensuring that water doesn\u2019t stagnate in birdbaths.<br \/>\n\u2022 Aerating ornamental pools or stocking them with fish.<br \/>\n\u2022 Cleaning and chlorinating swimming pools when not in use.<br \/>\n\u2022 For stagnant pools of water that cannot be removed or drained, using Bti products such as mosquito dunks. Bti is a naturally occurring bacterial product that kills mosquito larvae but is safe for people, pets, aquatic life and plants.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on West Nile Virus, visit the CCHD website at <a href=\"http:\/\/cts.vresp.com\/c\/?ChesterCountyHealthD\/27ace47016\/002640a1d4\/6237f0116a\">www.chesco.org\/wnv<\/a>, call CCHD at 610-344-6752, or visit the state\u2019s West Nile Virus Control Program website at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.westnile.state.pa.us\">www.westnile.state.pa.us<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Chester County Health Department has announced that mosquito samples have tested positive for West Nile Virus in four municipalities, Senate Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi (R-9) said today. The positive samples were identified in West Goshen Township, Easttown Township, Tredyffrin Township, and Uwchlan Township. 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