Ohio again testing for West Nile virus

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The state of Ohio is again testing mosquitoes for West Nile virus after the program
became a victim of federal budget cuts last year.
The funding for the Ohio Department of Health program was restored in a mid-cycle budget bill that took
effect July 1.
As 80 local health departments have used the suburban Columbus lab. State public health entomologist
Richard Gary tells The Columbus Dispatch (http://bit.ly/1AfmwXT) that the state lab has received about
36,000 mosquitoes in the past 10 days.
The lab had confirmed a West Nile virus-infected mosquito in Licking County, east of Columbus, this
month.
Some cities and counties started their own testing after the program was lost. Gary says having a state
lab gives a better picture of the West Nile situation across Ohio.
(Information from: The Columbus Dispatch, http://www.dispatch.com)COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The state of Ohio
is again testing mosquitoes for West Nile virus after the program became a victim of federal budget cuts
last year.
The funding for the Ohio Department of Health program was restored in a mid-cycle budget bill that took
effect July 1.
As 80 local health departments have used the suburban Columbus lab. State public health entomologist
Richard Gary tells The Columbus Dispatch (http://bit.ly/1AfmwXT) that the state lab has received about
36,000 mosquitoes in the past 10 days.
The lab had confirmed a West Nile virus-infected mosquito in Licking County, east of Columbus, this
month.
Some cities and counties started their own testing after the program was lost. Gary says having a state
lab gives a better picture of the West Nile situation across Ohio.
(Information from: The Columbus Dispatch, http://www.dispatch.com)

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