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Is Zika virus threatening the Antelope Valley?

by The AV Times Staff • February 4, 2016

Zika virus is spread to people through mosquito bites. [Image via CDC]
Zika virus is spread to people through mosquito bites. Read more about Zika virus at the CDC website here. [Image via CDC]
LANCASTER – Zika virus is making headlines throughout the country, but is it a concern in the Antelope Valley?

The Antelope Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District reports that there is currently no evidence of mosquitoes carrying the Zika virus anywhere in California, and the mosquito species that transmits the virus has not been detected in the AV.

“Our current temperatures in the Antelope Valley are too low to see any kind of mosquito activity,” stated District Manager Cei Kratz. “And even though we’ve been setting traps in the past couple of years for this particular mosquito (Aedes aegypti), we have not found it in the Antelope Valley, yet.”

Although district officials are not seeing any mosquito activity, they say it is always a good idea to follow these guidelines to prevent mosquitoes:

  • Check your property for any standing water from sprinklers or rain;
  • Keep screen doors and windows in good repair and close them;
  • Remember the 3 D’s (drain/dump standing water, dusk & dawn are when mosquitoes are most active, defend yourself using insect repellents such as DEET).

To stay up-to-date on mosquito-related activity in the Antelope Valley, visit www.avmosquito.org or https://www.facebook.com/avmosquito.

For further questions or services, contact the Antelope Valley Mosquito & Vector Control District at 661-942-2917.

[Information via news release from the Antelope Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District.]

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Previous related stories:

L.A. County health officials again warn of Zika virus

L.A. County health officials warn travelers of Zika virus

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Filed Under: Health, Lancaster, Palmdale

3 comments for "Is Zika virus threatening the Antelope Valley?"

  1. dumbandblind says

    February 6, 2016 at 10:42 pm

    Cmon people what really is a threat to Antelope Valley residents are the child molesters, rapists, drug dealers, and other low life scum thrown here from Los Angeles not a mosquito.

    • Jaime says

      August 7, 2016 at 2:35 am

      I concur.

  2. Laughing says

    February 4, 2016 at 2:51 pm

    Be careful, there has been one reported case of sexually transmitted Zika.

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