José Luis is a neighbor who likes to visit the Bush Terminal park nature reserve in Sunset Park, a place that is also frequented by his neighbors.
But a few days ago while he was fishing at night, mosquitoes attacked him: “I am worried that there are mosquitoes because they have already bitten me. Maybe I won’t come anymore or if I do come, it will be further because there aren’t any”.
The Health Department announced last week that in this area, as in three others, of Brooklyn they have found mosquitoes carrying the Nile virus.
The municipal entity warned people to use repellants and to report any stagnant water deposit to 311, which is potentially a breeding ground for these insects.
And it is that many families and people take advantage of the gap in this fence that separates the restricted natural area, in which it is the ideal place for mosquitoes to inhabit
Joseph de los Santos is another neighbor who shared his opinion: “Seeing the water and the trees, that is a very perfect place for mosquitoes to grow, because they grow in the water”
Most patients infected with the Nile virus do not develop serious symptoms or illnesses. However, a small group, especially people with low antibodies or those over 50, could have severe and even fatal complications.
“I’m going to bring repellent because nobody knows our body, what if a reaction hits me,” explains this neighbor.
The municipal government reported that it has placed larvicides in some areas to control the mosquito population with the virus.
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