The Mobile County Health Department will begin nighttime spraying for mosquitoes this week.
) - The Mobile County Health Department will begin nighttime spraying for mosquitoes this week throughout the city of Mobile and county.
Mobile County has been divided into 50 spray zones. Areas to be treated are determined by trap data, complaints, and observations by an MCHD inspector, the department said. “MCHD provides a comprehensive program through its Vector Services department. This includes mosquito surveillance, disease surveillance, public health education, larviciding , and adulticiding to track, monitor, and control mosquitoes,” said Dr. Kevin Philip Michaels, Health Officer for Mobile County. “Vector Services also assesses the potential for mosquito-borne diseases such as West Nile Virus , Eastern Equine Encephalitis , and St. Louis Encephalitis through its sentinel chicken program.
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