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Health official: Sunbury responded to human La Crosse encephalitis case; county tire-collection event set for Oct. 18
Summary
A health department representative briefed council on a reported human case of La Crosse encephalitis and thanked the city for rapid public notification and mosquito spraying. The health department also announced a free tire-collection event Oct. 18 for Delaware County residents (limit 10 passenger tires).
Tracy Whitaker, a representative of the health department, told Sunbury council on Aug. 20 that the department recently investigated a reported human case of La Crosse encephalitis and thanked the city for rapid public notification and permitting mosquito spraying in the affected area.
“...we received a human case of La Crosse encephalitis. You responded getting the word out for us very quickly, and we were able to spray the area,” Whitaker said, adding that health staff distributed informational materials and personal-protection items such as screens and insect wipes in the downtown square.
Whitaker also announced a free tire-collection event the health department is helping to publicize. The Delaware County solid waste district is providing funds to host a county-only event at the fairgrounds on Oct. 18 from 9 a.m. to noon. The event is limited to 10 passenger tires per vehicle (no agricultural or bicycle tires) and is open only to Delaware County residents, Whitaker said. Whitaker added that the health department did not receive the grant that supported the event last year but the solid waste district provided partial funding for the county-only collection this fall.
Whitaker concluded the update by noting the department is entering its back-to-school and flu-clinic season and had no other urgent items to report.
