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Anderson sprays for mosquitoes after bird with West Nile Virus found

Anderson sprays for mosquitoes after bird with West Nile Virus found
WEBVTT PROBLEM. WYFF NEWS 4’S MANDY GAITHER IS LIVE AND LOCAL IN ANDERSON TO MANDY? MANDY: LOOK AT ALL OF THIS IN TRASHCAN TALKS. THE SHOULD ALL BE PUT OUT. -- THIS IS A BREEDING GROUND FOR MOSQUITOS. STANDING WATER IN GUTTERS, BIRDBATHS, OR TRASHCAN LIDS LIKE THIS, SHOULD BE POURED OUT, ON RICE PARK DRIVE, YOU’LL FIND HOMES NEAR THE WATER, A PLACE MOSQUITOS LIKE TO BREED. THIS, ALSO WHERE A CROW WAS FOUND DEAD IN A YARD, LATER TESTING POSITIVE FOR THE WEST NILE VIRUS. >> WE DON’T HAVE ANY HUMAN CASES AT THIS TIME IT IS A SINGLE BIRD. MANDY STILL, NO CHANCES ARE : BEING TAKEN, ANDERSON COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR DAVID BAKER SENT CREWS TO SPRAY A ONE MILE RADIUS IN THE BROADWAY LAKE AREA, AROUND WHERE THE CROW WAS FOUND. ALSO DROPPING WHAT ARE CALLED BRICKETTES IN THE STILL WATER. >> IT CONTAINS A LARVICIDE WHICH WILL HOPEFULLY COMBAT ANY LARVA THAT’S SITTING IN STILL WATER HOPEFULLY PREVENTING A LOT OF CONTINUOUS MOSQUITO POPULATION IN THAT AREA. MANDY: RESIDENTS ENCOURAGED TO WEAR INSECT REPELLENT, WHILE BAKER SAYS MOST IMMUNE SYSTEMS WOULD SQUASH THE VIRUS BEFORE THERE WERE SYMPTOMS, A SMALL AMOUNT OF PEOPLE, ABOUT ONE IN 150, DEVELOP SEVERE DISEASE, SYMPTOMS INCLUDING, HEADACHE, HIGH FEVER, MUSCLE WEAKNESS AND MORE. >> WHILE THE STATISTICS MAY BE EXTREMELY LOW FOR PHYSICAL CONCERN WE WORK FOR EVERYBODY SO IF THERE’S A CONCERN AT ALL WE’RE GOING TO TAKE IT SERIOUSLY AND WE’RE GOING TO TAKE A VERY PROACTIVE APPROACH >> WHEN CREWS PLAN TO DO ANOTHER SPRAYING FOR MOSQUITOS COMING UP AT 6:00. MANDY
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Anderson sprays for mosquitoes after bird with West Nile Virus found
Anderson officials are offering a few suggestions on how to reduce the number of mosquitoes in your yard.

Anderson officials are offering a few suggestions on how to reduce the number of mosquitoes in your yard.

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