Plus
a presentation to Joyce Evans,
all about
mosquitoes, and
a love fest between the county and the VDT!
Here’s the agenda with a few notes, and links into the video. See also the LAKE videos of the previous morning’s work session.
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PROPOSED AGENDA
WORK SESSION, MONDAY, APRIL 22, 2013, 8:30 a.m.
REGULAR SESSION, TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 2013, 5:30 p.m.
327 N. Ashley Street – 2nd Floor
A logical and systematic plan for mosquito trapping and spraying
is what
Public Works Director Robin Cumbus described at the
23 April 2013 Regular Session of the Lowndes County Commission.
She said the county contracts with VSU for trapping and surveillance. Mosquitoes trapped either by the county or by VSU are sent to Public Health Atlanta for testing.
This testing is
presumably for
mosquito-borne diseases;
According to
USGS disease maps using CDC data,
there were 15 cases of positive test results for
West Nile virus in Lowndes County in 2012;
that’s 13% of the total of 113 for the whole state.
She continued:
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