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A collection of 11 issues

Several Northern Brooklyn Neighborhoods Will Be Sprayed For Mosquitoes 8/22-8/23

Several northern neighborhoods in Brooklyn will be sprayed with mosquito-killing pesticides on Tuesday, August 22 through Wednesday, August 23 to prevent West Nile Virus and other mosquito-borne diseases, the NYC Department of Health announced [http://www1.nyc.gov/assets/doh/downloads/pdf/wnv/2017/wnv-notice-20170818.pdf] late last week. The

Several Brooklyn Neighborhoods Will Be Sprayed For Mosquitoes 8/15-8/16

Several neighborhoods in Brooklyn will be sprayed with mosquito-killing pesticides on Tuesday, August 15 through Wednesday, August 16 to prevent West Nile Virus and other mosquito-borne diseases, the NYC Department of Health announced [http://www1.nyc.gov/assets/doh/downloads/pdf/wnv/2017/wnv-notice-20170811.pdf] on August 11. The NYC

Tomorrow: Southern Brooklyn To Be Sprayed For Mosquitoes

Sections of Bensonhurst, Sheepshead Bay, and Coney Island will be sprayed with mosquito-killing pesticides on Thursday, August 3 and Friday, August 4 to prevent the spread of West Nile virus, said the Department of Health [http://www1.nyc.gov/assets/doh/downloads/pdf/wnv/2017/wnv-notice-20170801.pdf]. Weather permitting, the

NYC’s First 2016 Case Of West Nile Virus Reported In Brooklyn

(Mosquito — identified as an “ochlerotatus notoscriptus.”) Photo:JJ Harrison [http://jjharrison89@facebook.com]via Wikimedia Commons.The City’s Health Department confirmed yesterday that a Brooklyn man has been diagnosed with the year’s first human case of West Nile virus. The man, who has developed encephalitis [http://www.mayoclinic.

NYC’s First 2016 Case Of West Nile Virus Reported In Brooklyn

(Mosquito — identified as an “ochlerotatus notoscriptus.”) Photo:JJ Harrison [http://jjharrison89@facebook.com]via Wikimedia Commons.The City’s Health Department confirmed yesterday that a Brooklyn man has been diagnosed with the year’s first human case of West Nile virus. The man, who has developed encephalitis [http://www.mayoclinic.

NYC’s First 2016 Case Of West Nile Virus Reported In Brooklyn

(Mosquito — identified as an “ochlerotatus notoscriptus.”) Photo:JJ Harrison [http://jjharrison89@facebook.com]via Wikimedia Commons.The City’s Health Department confirmed today that a Brooklyn man has been diagnosed with the year’s first human case of West Nile virus. The man, who has developed encephalitis [http://www.mayoclinic.

39 Confirmed Zika Cases In Brooklyn, Schumer Urges Congress To Pass Emergency Bill

(Photo: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade [https://www.flickr.com/photos/dfataustralianaid/10703811283/] / Flickr)Senator Chuck Schumer is urging Congress to pass a $1.9 billion emergency funding bill to combat Zika virus after health officials reported the number of confirmed cases in New York City has almost tripled

Now That Zika Virus Has Arrived In NYC, Here’s What You Need To Know

Most of us have heard about the Zika virus [http://www.paho.org/hq/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9183%3A2015-preguntas-frecuentes-virus-fiebre-zika&catid=8424%3Acontent&Itemid=41463&lang=en] and the fact that there are now confirmed cases in New York City, but

West Nile Pesticide Spraying In Our Area Tonight: What To Do

The Department of Health says it will be spraying pesticides to reduce mosquito activity and the risk of the West Nile virus in Prospect Park and other parts of our neighborhood tonight, Tuesday, September 16 between 8pm and 6am. If this morning’s rain continues, the spraying will be postponed

West Nile Spraying Happening In Our Area Tonight

The city Department of Health will be spraying mosquito-killing pesticides throughout parts of our neighborhood tonight, between 8:15pm and 6am – which was supposed to happen last week [/blog/health/west-nile-spraying-in-our-area-tonight-what-to-do] but ended up being canceled because of the rain, according to a DOH spokeswoman. The area to be sprayed