Thursday, 21 March 2019

PRO/AH/EDR> West Nile virus (08): Americas (USA) hawk, alert

West Nile Virus -- United States
A dead Cooper's hawk found in Lakeside has tested positive for West Nile virus [WNV], making it the 1st sign this year [2019] of the potentially deadly disease in San Diego County.
County Vector Control officials said people should remember to follow the County's "Prevent, Protect, Report" guidelines -- particularly to dump out standing water and to wear insect repellent -- to protect themselves from mosquitoes that can transmit WNV and other diseases, such as chikungunya, dengue and

Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?6379486&promed&0

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