{"id":2028783,"date":"2023-09-12T01:51:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-12T05:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/orange-county-vector-control-sprays-to-prevent-spread-of-mosquito-borne-disease\/"},"modified":"2023-09-12T01:54:09","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T05:54:09","slug":"orange-county-vector-control-sprays-to-prevent-spread-of-mosquito-borne-disease","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/orange-county-vector-control-sprays-to-prevent-spread-of-mosquito-borne-disease\/","title":{"rendered":"Orange County Vector Control sprays to stop the spread of mosquito-borne diseases."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Forange-county-vector-control-sprays-to-prevent-spread-of-mosquito-borne-disease%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2028783&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div data-post-content=\"true\" class=\"post_content\" id=\"post_content\">\n<h2>Relief from Mosquitoes in Fullerton, California<\/h2>\n<p>Residents of Fullerton, California can breathe a little easier now, thanks to recent mosquito abatement efforts by the Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control District. City officials have announced that sprays were conducted over three days last week to reduce\u200c the risk of mosquito-borne \u2064diseases.<\/p>\n<p>This\u2064 comes as a welcome relief after the county&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-do-the-worlds-stealth-fighters-stack-up-against-each-other\/\" title=\"How Do the World\u2019s Stealth Fighters Stack Up Against Each Other?\">vector control<\/a> agency discovered \u200dWest Nile Virus-positive mosquitoes in Fullerton\u200b on July 27. The affected area was near Rosecrans Avenue and N. Filbert Street.<\/p>\n<p>The West Nile Virus, which typically\u2062 circulates \u200cduring the summer, can be \u2062transmitted \u200bthrough mosquito bites. According to the Orange County Health \u2063Agency, approximately 20 percent\u2064 of \u200dthose\u2063 infected may experience symptoms such as fever, headache, body aches, nausea, tiredness, and possibly a skin\u2063 rash.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n        <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/los-angeles-county-reports-years-first-death-due-to-west-nile-virus-5488669\">Los Angeles County Reports Year&#8217;s \u200bFirst Death Due to West Nile Virus<\/a><br \/>\n        <span class=\"text-comp-caption\">9\/8\/2023<\/span>\n      <\/li>\n<li>\n        <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/orange-county-reports-first-human-west-nile-virus-case-of-the-year-5482096\">Orange\u2062 County Reports First Human West Nile\u200c Virus Case of the Year<\/a><br \/>\n        <span class=\"text-comp-caption\">8\/28\/2023<\/span>\n      <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Fullerton \u2063is historically a high-risk area for West Nile virus activity,&#8221; said Amber Semrow, director of scientific and technical services in a\u2062 vector control press release. &#8220;Conditions across the region\u2062 are favorable for sustained virus activity during the warm summer months.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>According to the county \u2064health agency, there has been one reported case of West Nile \u2062Virus infection in Orange County\u2063 this year. In Los Angeles County, health\u200c officials have identified 19 human cases of the \u2062virus, resulting in one death as of September 7.<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width:600px\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>Mosquitoes are seen inside \u200ba trap in Pleasant Hill, Calif., on June 29, 2012. (Justin Sullivan\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Vector control will continue surveillance in the coming weeks and \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/orange-county-vector-control-sprays-to-prevent-spread-of-mosquito-borne-disease\/\" title=\"Orange County Vector Control sprays to stop the spread of mosquito-borne diseases.\">apply additional control sprays based<\/a> on their findings.<\/p>\n<p>The office assures residents that the spray used will not harm people, pets, fruit trees, vegetable gardens, or fishponds. Additionally, there is no\u2064 need to turn\u200b off <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/virginia-public-schools-attempt-to-defy-gov-glenn-youngkin-doubling-down-on-masking-rules\/\" title=\"Virginia Public Schools Attempt to Defy Gov. Glenn Youngkin, Doubling Down on Masking Rules\">air conditioning systems<\/a> during the application.<\/p>\n<p>To further prevent contracting the virus, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wildfire-smoke-dc-air-quality-plummets-to-code-red-again-due-to-canadian-wildfires\/\" title=\"DC air quality drops to code red again due to Canadian wildfires.\">agency advises residents<\/a> to:\n  <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Empty standing water on their property where mosquitoes may breed, such as near flowerpots and pet bowls<\/li>\n<li>Ensure window and door screens are in good condition<\/li>\n<li>Limit\u2063 outdoor activity after dawn<\/li>\n<li>Wear long-sleeved shirts and pants \u2063when outdoors<\/li>\n<li>Use insect repellent containing DEET, picaridin, oil of \u200dlemon eucalyptus, or products containing IR3535\u2014a\u200b biodegradable insect repellent<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Last year, the Orange County \u200dHealth Agency reported 11 infections in the county, resulting in two deaths.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spraying in Fullerton, CA reduced mosquito population, easing concerns of residents. Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control District conducted a three-day operation to minimize the risk of mosquito-borne diseases. This action was taken after the county&#8217;s vector control agency found West Nile Virus-positive mosquitoes two months ago.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1297,"featured_media":2028784,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2028783","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2028783","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1297"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2028783"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2028783\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2028784"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2028783"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2028783"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2028783"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}