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(866) 345-0345

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First Call for Help
211 or (386)253-0563

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734-7190 ext. 20000
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427-5223 ext. 20000
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255-6475 ext. 20000
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(386) 860-3322

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(386) 437-8202

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(386) 322-6711

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(386) 506-5999

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1-800-4-OUTAGE

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Assistance number
1-800-621-3362.

American Red Cross:
(386) 226-1400 (daily)
(866) GET-INFO (during crisis)

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May 28, 2009
Carl Laundrie
Flagler County Communications
Website: www.flaglercounty.org


Rain Brings Spike in Mosquito Population

May 28, 2009 Bunnell Fl. -- The deluge of rain that Flagler County experienced last week wiped out a lot of crops but it set the stage for a bumper crop of mosquitoes.

The rainfall and the subsequent standing water provided a fertile breeding ground for a large hatch of mosquitoes. Health officials are advising county residents to take precautions to avoid being bitten and to take action to eliminate areas where mosquitoes can breed.

The Florida Department of Health offers these recommendations:

• If possible avoid being outdoors at dusk and dawn. For many species of mosquitoes this is the time of day when they are most active.
• If you are outdoors at these times wear clothing that covers most of your skin.
• Use repellents that contain Deet (N,N-diethyl-meta-toluamide, or N,N-diethyl-3-methylbenzamide). Picaridin and oil of lemon eucalyptus are other repellent options. If additional protection is needed a permethrin repellent can be applied directly to clothing. As with all repellents follow the manufacturers directions.
  * Infants should be kept indoors or mosquito netting should be used over carriers when mosquitoes are present
• Drain areas around your home that contain standing water. Empty buckets and other containers where mosquitoes can lay eggs.

There are several mosquito borne illnesses. The State Department of Health continues to conduct statewide surveillance for mosquito borne illnesses including West Nile Virus, Eastern Equine Encephalomyelitis, St. Louis Encephalitis, malaria and dengue.

Symptoms of West Nile virus may include headache, fever, fatique, dizziness, weakness and confusion. Physicians should contact their county health department if they suspect an individual may have a mosquito borne illness.

For more information on mosquito borne illnesses go to the Department of Health's Environmental Health website at www.doh.state.fl.us/Environment/community/arboviral/index.htm or call the West Nile Virus Hotline at 1-888-880-5782 or your local county health department.

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