Health officials announced Wednesday that three human cases of West Nile virus have been detected in New York City. Of the three infected, two were in Queens and one in Manhattan. A fourth possible case is being investigated on Staten Island.
“We are working to prevent West Nile as much as possible through public education, treating marshy areas and spraying for mosquitoes,” the city’s Health Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan said in a news release .
Dr. Vasan says New Yorkers can take several precautions to prevent getting infected by the mosquito-borne illness such as using insect repellent, especially at dusk and dawn when the insects responsible for transmitting the virus are most active. He also recommends emptying out any containers that hold standing water to prevent the mosquitoes from laying eggs. If a person sees standing water, they should call 311.
The New York City Department of Health also lists several […]
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