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Hartford Defends Against West Nile Virus
City Catch Basins To Be Treated With Lavicide
POSTED: 4:54 pm EDT July 14,
2006
UPDATED: 5:26 pm EDT July 14,
2006
HARTFORD, Conn. -- The Hartford Health and Human Services Department will take active measures to fight West Nile Virus.The city announced Friday that, as part of the mosquito management initiative, all water catch basins in the city will be treated with larvicide.Larvicide is an insecticide that is used to kill larval mosquitoes living in aquatic habitats. It is registered with both the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as well as the Department of Environmental Protection. Due to recent reports of West Nile Virus in Connecticut all residents are urged to take precautions to avoid mosquito bites. Hartford Health and Human Services Department at 860-543-8800 The Department of Public Health, Epidemiology Program at 860-509-7994 (Web site) The Department of Environmental Protection at its 24-hour (toll-free in Connecticut) recorded mosquito information line 866-WNV-LINE or 860-424-4184, (Web site) The Conn. Agricultural Experiment Station (Web site) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Web site) Stay with WFSB.com and Channel 3 Eyewitness News for the latest health updates.
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