Another story from KTLA - TV (perhaps from Thursday, though it's unclear) suggests that this isn't all about typhus: «Orange
County Vector Control will be out here at Willard Intermediate... and El Sol Science and Arts Academy not only to trap feral cats and test them for typhus, but to also help control the population, which they say they've fielded a lot of complaints about lately.»
The story takes another turn in yesterday's OC Register: «Jared Dever, an Orange
County Vector Control spokesman, said the feral cats that are trapped will be taken to Orange County Animal Care.
That same day, the LAist website had the cats going free: Michael Hearst, the district manager for Orange
County Vector Control, said his agency has also received calls from people protesting the traps.
All was well until a week later, when two agents of
the County Vector Control Unit — read: health officers; they do like the fancy names — came by.
The traps provided by Orange
County Vector Control were removed Wednesday afternoon, just a day after they were set at El Sol Science and Arts Academy in the 1000 block of North Broadway and Willard Intermediate School in the 1300 block of North Ross Street, city spokesman Jose Gonzalez said.
If you missed the Orange
County Vector Control District's press release, announcing last year's dramatic decrease in flea - borne typhus cases, you're not alone.
Please follow the directions listed on the form to submit to the Alameda
County Vector Control.
The proposed law would require the Suffolk
County Vector Control to submit an annual plan that indicates steps being taken to reduce the incidence of tick - borne illnesses — including work to be done, active measures being taken and an analysis to determine the effectiveness of the program.
In an effort to combat tick - borne illnesses, county Legislature Jay Schneiderman (I - Montauk) has introduced new legislation to step up pressure on Suffolk
County Vector Control, which is in charge of controlling the spread of insect - borne diseases.
Mr. Romaine, who appeared before the Town Board Tuesday, said he's been discussing declaring ticks a «vector» insect, which transmits disease pathogens, with
county vector control director Dominick Ninivagi.
Not exact matches
The Suffolk
County Legislature approved a 2018
vector control plan on Tuesday that includes use of methoprene, a mosquito larvicide, but also acknowledges a pilot program launched this year at Accabonac Harbor that is intended to reduce and possibly...
In response to concerns from constituents and neighborhoods throughout Erie
County, Legislator Kevin Hardwick, R - Tonawanda, suspended in a resolution Thursday from the
County Executive's Office designating $ 70,000 for rat and
vector control.
In the summer months, the
county's Division of
Vector Control typically conducts a blanket application of methoprene via helicopters flying at low altitude over Accabonac Harbor, Napeague, and Beach Hampton in Amagansett.
The Suffolk
County Legislature approved a 2018
vector control plan on Tuesday that includes use of methoprene, a mosquito larvicide, but also acknowledges a pilot program launched this year at Accabonac Harbor that is intended to reduce and possibly eliminate the pesticide's use.
Funding for the
Vector and Pest
Control Program, which included rodent baiting and trapping on private property, was eliminated by former -
County Executive Chris Collins in the 2011 Budget.
«The ECDOH Rabies, Disease and
Vector Control program is actively putting boots on the ground to hand bait areas throughout Erie
County in the next few days» said Dr. Gale R. Burstein, Erie
County Commissioner of Health.
«The ECDOH Rabies, Disease and
Vector Control program will be actively putting boots on the ground to hand bait areas throughout Erie
County,» said Dr. Gale R. Burstein, Erie
County Commissioner of Health.
Last Friday's Orange
County Register, citing an e-mail from «Santa Ana officials,» was unambiguous: «In the event a feral cat is caught, Santa Ana Animal Services will follow a specific protocol for sedating, transporting and euthanizing the animal at O.C.
Vector Control's facility.»