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Press Release

Date: August 5, 2002
Contact:    Dr. Kathryn Vedder at (608) 266-4821
West Nile Virus Update

The United States Geological Survey will not complete confirmatory testing on the Madison crow reported as presumptively positive for West Nile Virus until 8/7/02 at the earliest.  Madison Department of Public Health will release the confirmatory test results as soon as they are available. 

A second bird found in Madison has also tested presumptively positive.  This bird was found on 7/30/02; Madison Department of Public Health does not know where this second bird was found.  Madison Department of Public Health will release confirmatory testing results for this bird as soon as they are available. 

No mosquitoes in Madison have tested positive for West Nile Virus, and there have been no human cases in Wisconsin.  People should take measures to prevent mosquito bites and eliminate mosquito breeding sites. 

Preventing mosquito bites:

  • Whenever you use an insecticide or insect repellent, be sure to read and follow the manufacturer's DIRECTIONS FOR USE, as printed on the product. Limit outdoor activity in the evening and at night.

  • Wear long-sleeved shirts and long pants whenever you are outdoors and Limit outdoor activity in the evening and at night..

  • Spray clothing with repellents containing permethrin or DEET since mosquitoes may bite through thin clothing.

  • Apply insect repellent sparingly to exposed skin. An effective repellent will contain 35% DEET (N,N-diethyl-meta-toluamide). DEET in high concentrations (greater than 35%) provides no additional protection.

  • Repellents may irritate the eyes and mouth, so avoid applying repellent to the hands of children.

  • When the wind is calm or low, sit in from of a fan to reduce the ability of mosquitoes fly and land you to bite.

  • Install or repair window and door screens.

Eliminating mosquito breeding sites:

  • Disposing of used tires.
  • Cleaning rain gutters.
  • Change water in bird-baths and child wading pools every 2-3 days.
  • Keep swimming pools chlorinated.
  • Keep any containers from collecting rainwater (i.e. wheel barrows, flower pots, buckets, swimming pool covers, etc)

Questions related to this release can be directed to Dr. Kathryn Vedder at 516-9261.

 

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