Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Initiative will target West Nile Virus and Lyme Disease in 2013.
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors approved Tuesday an insect control program designed to fight West Nile Virus and Lyme disease. The 2013 Disease Carrying Insect Program is a series of measures designed to prevent widespread outbreaks of West Nile Virus, Lyme disease and other illnesses in the county. The annual initiative involves monitoring mosquitoes and ticks, surveillance on any human cases in the county and educating residents on effective prevention. West Nile Virus season runs from May to October, according to officials. During the the 2012 mosquito monitoring period, county health experts trapped and tested more than 64,000 mosquitos in nearly 2,800 groups. Of those groups, 255 tested positive for West Nile Virus. Positive …
Monday, October 1, 2012
Northern Virginia residents received a mailer from the GOP candidate vowing to rid the state of "massive epidemic."
In a ploy that pundits see as a way to pander to voters in a battleground state, the campaign of former Gov. Mitt Romney, the Republican presidential nominee, has sent out mailers to Northern Virginians vowing to stamp out lyme disease. Romney campaigned in Fairfax County last week in an invitation-only appearance before veterans in Springfield. The mailer, paid for by Romney for President, Inc., calls the disease a "massive epidemic threatening Virginia" and says that the Republican presidential nominee and his running mate Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) will do more to fight the spread of the disease by "improving synergy" between agencies and "increasing awareness" among the public. Virginia had 756 confirmed cases in 2011, according to the …
Thursday, March 29, 2012
New research program hopes to control tick infestations and reduce tick-borne disease.
Doe, a deer—a pink-dyed deer? Anyone who's spotted a deer sporting pink lately can rest assured their eyes weren't playing tricks on them. The deer are part of a research project developed by Fairfax County to control tick infestations. The county recently installed 20 feeding stations—15 in Sully Woodlands, five in Clifton's Hemlock Overlook Park—treated with a pesticide used to kill ticks. The deer rub against a roller as they feed, which leaves a pink streak on their bodies. The dye allows researchers to track the deer, which are the primary wildlife host for ticks, according to Vicky Monroe, Fairfax County Wildlife Biologist and head of the Deer Management Program. "Deer are the public transit system for ticks," said Monroe. "They're …
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11:00 pm on Monday, October 1, 2012
This is the kind of nonsense that we should get used to with all of these PACS. The Citizens United decision is going to play out to be one of the worst supreme court decisions in history. Just look at how bad it got this year. Can you imagine what it will be like in future elections, once these types of organizations have figured out just how far they can push the limits. more ›