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August – High Risk Time for West Nile Virus
Dr. Mike Catangui explains why we are now in a period of time of greatest risk for contracting West Nile Virus. Learn what you can do to protect yourself and your family from contracting this disease.
- watch now (wmv)
South Dakota mosquito control conference call: Friday, August 3, 2007 @ 10:00 AM CDT / 9:00 AM MDT
Toll Free Call-In Number: (866) 603-2146
PARTICIPANT CODE: 6385282
The next call will be Friday, August 10, 2007 at 10:00 AM CDT (9:00 AM MDT)
Minutes
July 27 - Mosquito Conf call minutes(doc)
West Nile Virus is Here to Stay – Planning for the Long Haul
A Web conference is set for May 8 to help local governments gear up for the West Nile Virus season.
SDSU Extension Pesticide Education Coordinator Jim Wilson says the free conference will highlight some of the latest information about the virus and the mosquitoes that spread it. more...
2006 Status of West Nile Virus in South Dakota
Click here to play a video clip of the 2006 conference. Learn the latest information on the status of human West Nile Virus (WNV) in South Dakota, WNV transmission by the "Culex tarsalis" mosquito surveillance and when to pull the trigger fro control.
Updated Information regarding Insect Repellents
Repellents are an important tool to assist people in protecting themselves from mosquito-borne diseases.A wide variety of insect repellent products are available. CDC recommends the use of products containing active ingredients which have been registered with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for use as repellents applied to skin and clothing. EPA registration of repellent active ingredients indicates the materials have been reviewed and approved for efficacy and human safety when applied according to the instructions on the label.
Of the active ingredients registered with the EPA, two have demonstrated a higher degree of efficacy in the peer-reviewed, scientific literature *. Products containing these active ingredients typically provide longer-lasting protection than others:
DEET (N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide)
Picaridin (KBR 3023)
Oil of lemon eucalyptus [p-menthane 3,8-diol (PMD)], a plant based repellent, is also registered with EPA. In two recent scientific publications, when oil of lemon eucalyptus was tested against mosquitoes found in the US it provided protection similar to repellents with low concentrations of DEET.
Oil of lemon eucalyptus has not been tested against mosquitoes that spread malaria and some other diseases which occur internationally. See CDC Travelers' Health website (http://www.cdc.gov/travel/bugs.htm ) for specific recommendations concerning protection from insects when traveling outside the United States.
more...
Lon Kightlinger, MSPH, Ph.D.
State Epidemiologist
South Dakota Department of Health
SDSU Mosquito Identification and Surveillance
View a repeat of "Fighting the Bite: A West Nile Virus Special" (wmv)
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