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Profound Thought Again From Ann
A good politician is quite as unthinkable as an honest burglar.
- H. L. Mencken
posted by New Alb Annie 9/01/2005 11:00:00 PM
posted by East Ender at
10:57 PM
6 Comments:
lets drink a toast to the end of Baylor's blogwash!
Its over Baylor, like Neil young sang, "every junkie's like a setting sun" in your case "every Baylor blogger's like a setting sun"
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Anonymous, at 9:17 PM, September 03, 2005
Come on folks. Rise above this petty jabbing and please stick to the issues.
There is no need to antagonize.
I am only leaving this comment up as an example of what NOT to do.
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East Ender, at 2:19 AM, September 04, 2005
FYI from your Skeeter Rancher; New West Nile location on market Street in New Albany, confirmed by Floyd County health dept., Floyd County is now # 2 in the state for West Nile.
A total of over 54,000 mosquitoes have been tested from 70 counties. Of
these, positive pools have been found in 16 counties. The totals per county
are as follows:
Allen (1), Bartholomew (1), Clark (1), Elkhart (1), Floyd (18), Gibson (1),
Greene (1), Hamilton (8), LaPorte (2), Marion (71), Porter (1), Ripley (1),
St. Joseph (1), Tippecanoe (1), Vanderburgh (5), and Warrick (1).
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Tim Deatrick, at 10:47 AM, September 05, 2005
Tim,
Is there an on line resource where one can see where in a given county these bugs were found?
Thanks!
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It's All Good!, at 1:50 PM, September 05, 2005
sorry that info is confidential, residents affected are supposed to be informed by the Floyd County Health department, of course i have the actual sites but must follow protocol on this.
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Tim Deatrick, at 7:52 PM, September 05, 2005
Here is a story the Evening News didnt run that I submitted, Floyd County wont be far behind with a positive japonicus WNV
Super Mosquito Bites Clark County with West Nile Virus
1st reported WNV case of Asian species in Indiana
By Tim Deatrick
It’s been labeled the Super Mosquito due to its ability to thrive in cold conditions, Ochlerotatus japonicus, or Asian Rock Pool mosquito has made its first appearance as a West Nile Virus pool in Indiana history with a confirmed positive test on August 8, 2005 in Clark County, near Highway 60 and Highway 111, according to Doug Bentfield, a Registered Environmental Health Specialist with the Clark County Health Department.
Bentfield, an Indiana University Southeast graduate with a Bachelors Degree in Biology said he expected this result eventually. “We have been expecting a positive test from japonicus because it has tested positive in Eastern states as early as 2000,” he said. “It is fortunate that we have a well managed and effective monitoring program in place through our partnership with IUS and Dr. Claude Baker that we are able to detect its presence and proactively treat the location.”
The first reported discovery of japonicus in Indiana was made by IUS student researchers on July 10, 2004 in Clark County. IUS students again broke new ground by capturing the positive West Nile pool on July 20th.
Stephen Moberly, a junior Biology major and featured Indiana University intern is coordinating the West Nile monitoring program as a component of his internship as an Environmental Health Specialist with the Clark County Health Department under the supervision of Dr. Baker.
Moberly stated that the students at IUS are a key to the program’s success. “Our team of students work relentlessly to find and treat mosquito problem sites,” he said.
The IUS partnership with local Health Departments has been in action since 2002 and has made a significant difference in West Nile Virus prevention according to Dr. Claude Baker, PhD Biology and Program Director. “This year alone IUS students have trapped and identified over 19,000 mosquitoes,” Baker stated. “By working with the Clark, Harrison, Floyd and Washington County Health Departments we are able to combat the emergence of West Nile virus, particularly by tracking the Ochlerotatus japonicus. We know its basic migration pattern and its preferred habitat so we can target our traps to pinpoint potential West Nile locations.
Bentfield agreed that the recent discovery of the WNV japonicus pool is significant. “This species of mosquito poses a very significant public health risk,” he explained. “The mosquito is cold weather resistant and they readily bite humans during the day. Finding this site will go a long way towards tracking the WNV migration and help us to target our prevention and spraying program.”
Ochlerotatus japonicus was first discovered in the United States in New York in 1998. It was the sixth most common field collected mosquito to be carrying WNV in 2001.
Bentfield stated that the site will continue to be sprayed and monitored to mitigate the public health risk associated with this species.
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Tim Deatrick, at 4:15 PM, September 09, 2005
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