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Buncombe County officials urge 'Tip and Toss' and EPA‑approved repellents to cut mosquito risk
Summary
Buncombe County Environmental Health and a Western Carolina University entomologist told listeners on 'Tapped In' that simple actions — emptying standing water, using mosquito dunks where water cannot be removed, dressing to reduce exposed skin and using EPA‑registered repellents — are the best local defenses against mosquito‑borne illness.
Buncombe County environmental health officials and a medical entomologist urged residents on the county’s radio program to reduce mosquito breeding around homes and to use EPA‑registered repellents to lower the risk of mosquito‑borne disease.
"Here in Western North Carolina, we're really worried about one particular pathogen called La Crosse virus," said Dr. Brian Byrd, a medical entomologist at Western Carolina University. "This virus every year puts children in the hospital here in Western North Carolina." He added that most infections do not produce obvious symptoms, but "for probably one out of 100 or one out of 300 infections, especially in children, they can end up…
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