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    New Orleans to launch 'very aggressive' spraying to combat Zika virus

    Greg LaRose, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune By Greg LaRose, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune

    on August 03, 2016 at 11:32 AM, updated August 03, 2016 at 12:10 PM

    New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu said Wednesday (Aug. 3) the city will spend an additional $500,000 to take "very aggressive" measures to prevent the local spread of the Zika virus, a mosquito-borne disease proven to cause birth defects.

    The city's Mosquito Control Board will step up its application of insecticides and chemicals to kill insect larvae. The mayor and Claudia Riegel, director of mosquito control, said there will be more door-to-door efforts to combat the spread of Zika. That includes reminding citizens to empty water-holding containers in backyards and elsewhere on their property, at least once a week, to eliminate breeding areas for mosquitoes.
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    There have been 17 travel cases of Zika in Louisiana, seven of which are in New Orleans. More than 15 people in the Miami have contracted the virus from local mosquitoes, and the CDC has tracked more than 1,600 cases in the U.S. involving travel.
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    "Safety and security don't just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear."
    -Nelson Mandela
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