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State stops testing mosquitoes for West Nile virus
By Misti Crane
The Columbus Dispatch Monday April 22, 2013 6:17 AM
The state is out of the business of testing mosquitoes for West Nile virus, and public-health officials say that will mean less-precise information on how best to contain the potentially deadly illness.
A cut in federal dollars led to the state?s decision, said Ohio Department of Health spokeswoman Tessie Pollock. Before the cut, the annual budget for the state?s West Nile testing program was $265,000...
State stops testing mosquitoes for West Nile virus
By Misti Crane
The Columbus Dispatch Monday April 22, 2013 6:17 AM
The state is out of the business of testing mosquitoes for West Nile virus, and public-health officials say that will mean less-precise information on how best to contain the potentially deadly illness.
A cut in federal dollars led to the state?s decision, said Ohio Department of Health spokeswoman Tessie Pollock. Before the cut, the annual budget for the state?s West Nile testing program was $265,000...