Polk County Parks & Rec This week is Mosquito Awareness Week! We are kicking off the week by highlighting Polk County’s own Mosquito Control Team. Polk County’s Mosquito Control program was established in the early 1950s. Mosquito Control is one of the oldest programs overseen by Polk County’s government. Today,…
With warm temperatures returning to North Carolina, state officials are reminding residents to watch out for ticks and mosquitos. Governor Roy Cooper has proclaimed April as Tick and Mosquito Awareness Month. Preliminary data shows that in 2021 there were more than 1,000 cases of tick and mosquito-borne diseases such as Rocky Mountain spotted fever, Lyme disease, and West Nile virus.
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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) urged residents of the region to protect themselves against mosquito-borne diseases, even as they battled the COVID-19 pandemic.
During the last quarter of 2020, several CARPHA Member States reported localised outbreaks of dengue, which placed an even greater burden on national health systems already engaged in managing the pandemic.
“Moving forward to 2021, we must all play our part in the prevention and control of mosquito-borne diseases in order to maintain our health and well-being, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic,” said CARPHA Executive Director, Dr Joy St John, in observance of Caribbean Mosquito Awareness Week 2021.