▶ Department of Health, spraying pesticides in parts of Manhattan and Brooklyn from this evening until the 29th
With the first West Nile virus outbreak of the year recently emerging in New York City, the New York City Department of Sanitation is expanding mosquito quarantine efforts.
The New York City Department of Public Health will screen in the Upper Manhattan area (north of 59th Street in Manhattan) from 8:30 pm on the 26th to 6:00 am on the 27th, and in South Brooklyn (before). post) from 8:30pm on the 28th to 6:00am on the 29th. .
According to the City Health Bureau, there is still no cure for the West Nile virus, which is common between August and September, so the best response for the elderly and the elderly is to reduce skin transparency and spraying poisons when they go out so that they are not bitten by mosquitoes.
In this regard, in New York City, an average of 18 people are infected with West Nile virus each year, and 15% of them have fatal symptoms. Symptoms of infection include fever, headache, and neurological disorders, and in severe cases, brain damage can occur, leading to death.
At the same time, in Queens, quarantine work was carried out in the main mosquito breeding areas such as Alipond Park, Kissena Park, and College Point, following the southern area of Queens on the 7th to the 9th.
Jihoon Lee Reporter >
2024-08-26 13:46:20
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