A resident of our neighborhood has been reported as diagnosed with the West Nile Virus.
The Texas Department of State Health Services website
states that ‘our best defense is to practice these habits, known as the “Four Ds”:
1.Use insect repellent containing DEET, picaridin or oil of lemon eucalyptus.
2.Dress in long sleeves and long pants when you are outside.
3.Stay indoors at dusk and dawn, when mosquitoes are most active.
4.Drain standing water where mosquitoes breed. Common breeding sites include old tires, flowerpots and clogged rain gutters.’ The DSHS website is:
http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/idcu/disease/arboviral/westNile/ That website includes links for a fact sheet. FAQs, myths, insect repellent, public services announcements, etc.
The City website also provides information about reporting mosquito problems at :
http://www.austintexas.gov/department/vector-control
