Photo courtesy Harris County Office of Public Health and Environmental ServicesPortions of northwest Harris County will be sprayed aerially Aug. 22 to combat the spread of West Nile Virus.
A portion of Cy-Fair will be sprayed aerially the evening of Aug. 22 in hopes of lowering West Nile Virus activity in Harris County. To date, there have been six human cases of West Nile reported in the county this year.
In Harris County, West Nile has been found in more than 300 mosquito samples and 100 dead birds, according to the Harris County Office of Public Health and Environmental Services.
"Harris County is experiencing an increase of West Nile Virus infection in mosquitoes and, most notably, in the dead bird population," said Rudy Bueno, director of HCPHES Mosquito Control. "This situation has prompted the need to supplement the ongoing countywide ground treatment with aerial treatment in the designated areas to better protect the health of our residents."
West Nile activity is not limited to the Houston area, as hundreds of human cases of the mosquito-borne disease have been reported around Dallas–Fort Worth this year.
