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Greater LA County Vector Control District briefs Cerritos council on dengue, West Nile and sterile-insect pilot
Summary
District trustees and staff told the Cerritos City Council the region faces dengue and West Nile activity, outlined surveillance and response programs, and described a sterile-insect (SIT) pilot that used irradiated male mosquitoes to reduce local Aedes aegypti populations in two neighborhoods.
Representatives from the Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District briefed the City Council June 26 on vector-control services, disease risks, and an ongoing sterile-insect technique (SIT) pilot.
Mark Bowman, who represents Cerritos on the district board of trustees, introduced Caroline Gongora, the district’s public information coordinator, who described the agency’s operations funded by property and special…
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