West Nile Virus Awareness Week

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The California Legislature has declared this week West Nile Virus Awareness Week!

 

The mosquito Season has official begun here in California, but don't worry, the SF MAC Team has been working hard since February to make sure the mosquitoes in SF are not posing a human health risk to the residents of San Francisco. During the wet season it has been bikes vs. the mosquitoes and the elements. As the summer progresses we will work harder to insure the mosquitoes are not bugging you! If you seen any of our bikers out and about, feel free to say hello. The more we hear from YOU about mosquito activity, the better we are at keeping them to minimum.

 

Since 2005 there have been 66 fatal human cases of the West Nile Virus; however, there has never been a fatal case of West Nile Virus in the City and County of San Francisco, thanks to the efforts of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission and the SF MAC Team.

 

The SF MAC Team was created in 2005 in response to the growing threat of WNV in California, and has been keeping the mosquitoes bugging the residents of San Francisco in check for the past 5 years.

 

Here is the California Department of Health's release about West Nile Virus Awareness Week.

 

Check out the NPR West Nile Virus Topic page for recent stories on the West Nile Virus.

 

The Sacramento Bee has an article from this week about the dangers of the West Nile Virus.

 

 

Fore more information about the SF MAC team, or to please contact sfpucmacteam [@] gmail [dot] com

CATEGORY: Human Health