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Greater LA Vector Control outlines dengue risk, field services and sterile-insect test program
Summary
Representatives from the Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District briefed the council on mosquito-borne disease risks including dengue and West Nile virus, described local inspection and treatment services provided at no additional cost to Bellflower residents, and described early-stage sterile-insect (SIT) tests.
Maritza (Marissa) Olmos, operations manager for the Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District, told the Bellflower City Council on March 24 that the district provides mosquito surveillance and control services to Bellflower residents as part of a tax-supported program and that residents may request inspections and treatments at no additional charge.
"Our current assessment per single family home is $18.97 annually," Olmos said, adding the district responds to service requests, conducts door-to-door inspections in affected neighborhoods, treats public sources such as underground storm drains and flood-control channels, and operates a swimming-pool inspection program for inoperable pools.
Olmos warned the council that dengue has emerged as a growing threat in the region. "So mosquito borne diseases in…
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