CAMDEN COUNTY, GA - The Camden County Bloom Administration appear Friday that a horse in Waverly tested absolute for Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE).
EEE is a mosquito-borne virus that causes abscess of the academician and is baleful in horses 70- 90% of the time.
According to the bloom department, horse and ample beastly owners are encouraged to hook their animals adjoin the virus and to apple-pie out watering sources, such as buckets and troughs, every three to four canicule to anticipate mosquitoes from ancestry there. The primary mosquito that transmits EEE breeds in freshwater swamps. No animal cases of ache accept been appear in Georgia this year; however, bodies are affected to EEE. All association are additionally encouraged to use EPA-registered insect repellents absolute 20%-30% DEET, Picaridin, IR3535, or Oil of Lemon Eucalyptus to assure themselves from mosquitoes and to get rid of continuing baptize about the home and in the backyard area mosquitoes can breed.
Remember the 5Ds of mosquito chaw blockage can additionally advice anticipate mosquito bites and breeding:• Dusk/Dawn – Avoid dark and aurora activities during the summer back mosquitoes are best active.• Dress – Wear loose-fitting, continued sleeved shirts and pants to abate the bulk of apparent skin.• DEET – Cover apparent bark with an insect abhorrent absolute the DEET, which is the best able abhorrent adjoin mosquito bites.• Drain - Empty any containers captivation continuing baptize - buckets, barrels, annual pots, tarps - because they are ancestry area for virus-carrying mosquitoes.• Doors – Make abiding doors and windows are in acceptable adjustment and fit tightly, and fix broken or damaged screens to accumulate mosquitoes out of the house.
For added advice on EEE: http://www.cdc.gov/EasternEquineEncephalitis/
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