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Village of Skokie Health Department – The risk for West Nile Virus (WNV) infection persists in Skokie

Village of Skokie Health Department –

The risk for West Nile Virus (WNV) infection persists in Skokie

 

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The Skokie Health Department is alerting residents that the risk of human infection with WNV persists throughout the Village. Recently a dead bird found in Skokie tested positive for WNV.

 

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Residents are urged to take precautions to prevent mosquito bites:

•         Stay indoors at dawn, dusk or early evening.

•         Wear long-sleeved shirts and long pants whenever you are outdoors.

•         Spray clothes with repellants containing DEET and apply very sparingly on exposed skin.

 

Eliminate mosquito breeding areas in the following manner:

•         Remove standing water where mosquitoes can breed.

•         Change the water in birdbaths and plant pots at least once a week.

•         Empty plastic pools at the end of each day.

•         Keep grass and shrubbery cut short. 

•         Keep gutters clean and free-flowing. 

•         Don’t let water stand on flat roofs.

•         Clean and maintain any catch basins that may be on the property. 

 

If you find a dead bird it is important to contact the Skokie Health Department to collect the bird for testing, to determine the extent of WNV activity. To report a dead bird, please call 847/933-8484.

 

For more information on WNV or to report potential mosquito breeding sites, please contact the Skokie Health Department at 847/933-8484 or the North Shore Mosquito Abatement District (NSMAD) at 847/446-9434.  NSMAD will treat catch basins for mosquito larvae. 

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