Tag Archives: West Nile virus

Health department, in wake of West Nile, urges locals to take precautions

By Kelsey Meany on November 14th, 2012 | Last updated: December 13, 2012 at 3:39 pm

Paul Myers, administrator for the Alachua County Department of Health, urges residents to take precautions around their homes to ward of mosquitoes, as well as when they are walking around at dusk and dawn. Three potential cases of West Nile Virus have recently been reported to the department.

In the News: early voting, Florida justices, Brooksville West Nile

By George Pappas on September 27th, 2012 | Last updated: September 27, 2012 at 4:11 pm

With Start of Early Voting, Election Day Becomes Election Month – NYTimes.com – Voters in Iowa went to the polls to cast the first ballots in the 2012 presidential race less than a week before hearing either candidate remark in [...]

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West Nile virus detected in two sentinel chickens in Alachua County

By Front Page Edition on September 21st, 2012 | Last updated: September 25, 2012 at 1:41 pm

Making its way across North Florida, the West Nile virus has now been detected in two Alachua County chickens.

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Alachua County Commission discusses mosquito infestation

By Front Page Edition on August 7th, 2012 | Last updated: September 20, 2012 at 1:38 pm

By Corey Brooks – WUFT-FM Mosquitoes are widely considered pests that can cause some trouble. But now they are being considered a health threat as they can carry viruses like West Nile. Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Corey Brooks has the story [...]

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West Nile human case shows up in Jacksonville

By Front Page Edition on July 26th, 2012 | Last updated: September 27, 2012 at 1:07 pm

By WUFT-FM Staff Alachua County Health officials are encouraging citizens to take extra precautions against mosquitoes as Jacksonville has recently reported its first human case of the West Nile virus. Alachua County Health Department’s Environmental Health Director Anthony Dennis believes risks of transmission [...]