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ANDREW J.
SPANO, Westchester County Executive JOSHUA
LIPSMAN, M.D., M.P.H., Commissioner of Health SUSAN TOLCHIN,
Director of Communications |
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CONTACT:
SUSAN TOLCHIN
(914) 285-2932
VALERIE GOLDSTEIN
(914) 637-4715
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE (12:30 p.m.)
August 2, 2000
Ground
spraying was completed in all of the scheduled communities last night,
Tuesday, August 1st, except for the Village
of Ardsley, the southern part of
the City of White Plains and parts of the Village
of Ossining.
The portions that were not sprayed are scheduled to be sprayed tonight,
Wednesday, August 2, between the hours of 11:30 p.m. and 4:30 a.m. They
are as follows:
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All of the Village
of Ardsley.
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The section of the Village
of Ossining that was not sprayed is bordered on the north by Ossining
Village Line, on the east by Ferris Place, on the south by Route 133 to Route
9 to Broad Avenue, and on the west by the Hudson River.
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The section of the City
of White Plains that was not sprayed is in the southern part of the
city bounded on the east by North Street, on the west by Route 22 (White
Plains Post Road), on the south by the
White
Plains City Line, and on the north by an arc roughly defined by Maplemoor Lane
to Sammis Lane to Ridgeway to Soundview Avenue, northward to Route 22.
All spraying operations are subject to the weather
and to the availability of specially-equipped spraying vehicles from the
contractor. The County will be
ground spraying with Anvil, a
synthetic pyrethroid insecticide similar to naturally occurring pyrethrins
found in chrysanthemums. The
ingredients in Anvil are commonly used and found in products that combat fleas
and ticks on pets. When Anvil is
used to combat West Nile virus, it is used in very low concentrations. Most people will not experience any irritating effects so
long as they are not normally sensitive to pesticides, plant pollen,
hairspray, petroleum solvents or household cleaning products.
In
addition, the Westchester County Department of Health today has been notified
by the New York State Department of Health that one additional bird has tested
positive for West Nile virus. This
bird is a blue jay found in Yonkers on July 21st.
This bird was found before the City of Yonkers was sprayed on July 25th
and July 27th. No
additional communities will require spraying as a result of this latest
finding.
For
the most recent information of West Nile virus, residents are encouraged to
call the Health Department's West Nile Virus Information Line at (914)
637-2420 or visit the Health Department's website at www.westchestergov.com/health.
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