West Nile virus found in Petaluma mosquitoes

West Nile virus found in Petaluma mosquitoes

MARTIN ESPINOZA
THE PRESS DEMOCRAT | October 4, 2018, 4:53PM

Mosquitoes caught in east Petaluma near the Ellis Creek Water Recycling Facility have tested positive for West Nile virus, vector control officials said Thursday.

The mosquitoes are the first in Sonoma County this year to test positive for the virus, the Marin/Sonoma Mosquito & Vector Control District said.

Test results and other surveillance data suggest a high risk of transmission of the virus in the area near the wastewater treatment facility, said Erik Hawk, assistant manager of the district. He warned local residents to take precautions.

“It is extremely important that residents protect themselves from mosquito bites by employing personal protection measures such as wearing long sleeves and long pants, and applying an effective insect repellent to exposed skin,” Hawk said in a statement.

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Permalink Reply by Charles Ostman on October 8, 2018 at 11:19
I live in this area . . . definitely something to make note of.
Permalink Reply by rose on October 8, 2018 at 14:01

Keep those long sleeved baggy cloths on Charles.  We wear harem pants because the mozzies find it harder to penetrate loose clothing vs tight jeans etc.

Very concerning how quickly all this is rolling out.

Permalink Reply by rose on October 8, 2018 at 14:02

and anyone living in a mozzie area in any country should also take heed.

Permalink Reply by Charles Ostman on October 8, 2018 at 14:20
I've been getting a lot of traffic about this . . . people here are taking this very seriously, as well they should.
Permalink Reply by rose on October 8, 2018 at 14:27

Glad to hear it and not before time.

Check this out Charles, this is just getting out of control.

Scientists accuse DARPA of genetically modifying insects

... for bioweapon to spread agricultural virusesA scathing report was published in Science Magazine this week that accuses DARPA of developing a bioweapon that uses swarms of modified insects to deliver viruses.(TFTP) In a scathing report issued this week, researchers with the Science Policy Forum have accused the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) of creating a technology—ostensibly used to genetically modify crops with insects—but that could be converted into a ...
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Permalink Reply by Charles Ostman on October 8, 2018 at 14:53
I've been very much aware of different aspects of GMO insects utilized as vector delivery mechanisms, and all sorts of other considerably scarier sounding concepts.

But here's reality . . . this toothpaste is not going back into the tube, it's just not going to happen. Bioweaponry has been around for centuries; it's just getting much more sophisticated and specialized now.

The challenge here is that the exact same tools that make this possible are also the same tools that can eradicate some of the most horrific medical disorders (especially in children) who are born with various genetic malfunctions which are the primary cause of these disorders.

We were given free will, as a species and as a societal system. How we use that free will is exactly the sort of evolutionary test we are, in essence, required to adapt to in order to progress to the next stage of development, whatever that might be.

The advent of emergent GMO bioweaponry is just such an example. It nay be our greatest challenge yet (and that's saying a lot).

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