Local Officials Hope to Keep West Nile Virus Under Control

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Published April 26, 2007 at 9:17 AM PDT

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With the mosquito breeding season getting under way, San Diego County is ramping up its efforts to prevent West Nile Virus by eliminating breeding areas. The county's supervising vector ecologist dis

Local Officials Hope to Keep West Nile Virus Under Control

Alan Ray (Guest Host): West Nile Virus is lurking. It's been found in four dead crows this year in San Diego County. And it's blamed for the deaths of four Californians last year. There's already a run of aerial spraying at 39 sites in San Diego County.

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To report a dead bird for testing or to learn more about the virus, call the county's West Nile Virus hotline at (888) 551-4636.

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Chris Conlan, supervising vector ecologist for San Diego County