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York County officials ready for 'West Nile Virus' season

York County officials ready for 'West Nile Virus' season
WEBVTT T NILEVIRUSHAS STARTED.BRIAN: NEWS 8'S ED WEINSTOCKHAS SOME NEW INFORMATION FORUS TONIGHT.ED: THIS WOMAN HAS ANORNAMENTAL POND IN HERBACKYARD.SHEWORRIES ABOUT MOSQUITOESMOVING IN.>> I GET BIT A LOT.ED: MOSQUITOES THAT CARRY THEWESTNILE VIRUS CAN MAKE YOUVERY SICK OR EVEN KILL YOU.>> I THINK IT'S A SERIOUSDANGER.ED: MOSQUITOES CAN BREED IN ALOT OF PLACES WHERE THERE'SSTAGNANT WATER INNEIGHBORHOODS THAT MIGHT MEANUNMAINTAINED SWIMMING POOLS ORCONTAINERS FILLED WITH WATER.IT IS TOM SMITH'S JOB TOEDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT WESTNILE.THIS IS THE FIRST DATEDIRECTOR OF YORKCOUNTY'S WESTNILE DETECTION PROGRAM ISSETTING MOSQUITO TRAPS.>> YOU CLEAN UPNOW, YOU HAVEFAR FEWER MOSQUITOES JULYTHROUGH SEPTEMBER.ED:IN 2015, YORK COUNTY HAD ABIG WEST NILE PROBLEM.LAST YEAR IT WAS MUCH LESSSEVERE.>> AREAS LIKE YORK CITY LASTYEAR, THERE WAS A TREMENDOUSEFFORT PUT INTOCLEANUPS.
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York County officials ready for 'West Nile Virus' season
West Nile Virus season is here and officials in York County are getting ready.

West Nile Virus season is here and officials in York County are getting ready.

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