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| Subject: Zika mosquitoes all over Georgia; control agencies aren't Mon Jul 04, 2016 4:23 am | |
| SAVANNAH | Mosquitoes that can carry the Zika virus are found in all corners of Georgia – from coastal marshes to northern mountains, in rural farm communities and crowded suburbs. Yet many of those places employ no one to fight them.
That could be a problem if Zika breaks out where taxpayer-funded mosquito control doesn’t exist. Agencies dedicated to surveillance and spraying of mosquitoes aren’t nearly as widespread in Georgia as the bugs themselves.
An Associated Press survey of district offices of the Georgia Department of Public Health found that at least 56 counties statewide provide no mosquito control services. That’s more than one-third of Georgia’s 159 counties.
http://onlineathens.com/local-news/2016-07-03/zika-mosquitoes-all-over-georgia-control-agencies-arent |
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