County Health Agency Warns of West Nile Dangers
Virus confirmed in some Cook suburbs.
After finding evidence of West Nile Virus in the area, the Cook County Department of Public Health is advising residents to wear mosquito repellent and to dump any standing water on their property, include small stagnant pools pets' water bowls, baby pools, old tires, flower pots or other containers. The department's testing of mosquito pools for West Nile Virus came up positive in Glenview and Norridge. Positive evidence of the disease also turned up in Oak Lawn and Evergreen Park. The department said the number of disease-carrying mosquitoes is expected to rise throughout the summer months, especially during the hot, dry conditions of the past few days. “The Culex mosquito, the primary carrier of WNV in our region, breeds in small pools …
