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vector is any insect, arthropod, or other animal
of public health significance capable of harboring or
transmitting the causative agent of human disease. Vector
Control Program staff maintain constant monitoring and
control activities of mosquitoes at over 1,400 potential
mosquito breeding sources to prevent and minimize the
exposure of the public to mosquito borne diseases including:
West Nile Virus, other types of Encephalitis, and Malaria.
Vector control staff also respond to reports of mosquitoes
or potential mosquito breeding sources from the public.
Staff conduct continuous Encephalitis Virus surveillance,
including West Nile Virus, and monitors the County areas
for Plague, Lyme Disease, and Hantavirus to prevent
and minimize the exposure of the public to these diseases. |
