WEST NILE VIRUS PRECAUTIONS

The City of La Cañada Flintridge encourages residents and community members to take the following steps suggested by the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services for all mosquito-borne diseases to reduce exposure to the West Nile Virus:

• Avoid mosquito-infested areas at dawn and dusk.
• Wear long-sleeved shirts and long pants whenever you are outdoors.
• Use insect repellent products with no more than 35% DEET for adults and less than 10% for children.
• Ensure your windows have screens that do not have holes.
• Do not allow water to stagnate in old tires, flowerpots, trash, swimming pools, birdbaths, pet bowls, etc.
• Clean and chlorinate swimming pools; drain water from pool covers.
• Empty and wash birdbaths and wading pools weekly.
• Stock garden ponds with goldfish or mosquito fish. They eat the mosquito eggs and larvae.

More information is available on the County's website at http://www.ladhs.org and the California Department of Health Services website at http://www.westnile.ca.gov.

Where to call with questions about mosquitoes:

• Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District (818) 364-9589 (M-F 7:30 am- 4 pm)

The county health department has established a toll-free hotline (800) 975-4448 that will provide callers with updated information on West Nile Virus within the county.

If you find a dead bird, the Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District will provide pick-up. Call them at (818) 364-9589. It is also acceptable to dispose of them in a plastic bag in the trash. Use a shovel and wear gloves.

Your are encouraged to report any dead birds on-line to the County at http://lapublichealth.org/vet/disintro.htm.

• Map of current cases
• LA Dept of Health Services
• Greater LA Co. Vector Control District
• Toll-free info hotline (800) 975-4448
• County Health Services
  1-(877) 968-2473
• Report Dead Birds
• Dead Bird Pick-Up:
  Greater L.A. Co. Vector Contol Dist.
  (818) 346-9589