In California in general, they do abatement spraying for mosquitoes. Wonder
if the cemeteries will try to do something like that and, if so, if the
spray may have any effect on the old stones.
Sue Silver
CA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Myers" <cdmyers(a)sigecom.net>
To: <INPCRP-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Monday, June 30, 2003 8:04 AM
Subject: [INPCRP] newspaper Article: West Nile virus linked to visiting
cemeteries
Here's an interesting article:
West Nile Virus Linked to Visiting Cemeteries
Evansville Courier & Press
June 29, 2003
http://www.myinky.com/ecp/news/article/0,1626,ECP_734_2075861,00.html
"...Illinois accounted for 884 cases and 64 deaths - about 25 percent of
all
deaths
reported. Of the state's 102 counties, 100 reported West Nile
cases -
including 53
counties with human cases
And in the Illinois cases, surveys indicate that at least 10 percent had
recently
visited a cemetery. West Nile virus is transmitted to humans through
mosquito bites.
Mosquitoes become infected when they feed on infected birds.
The correlation to cemeteries relates to unnoticed or untreated stagnant
water
that accumulates in either monument vases or on the grounds itself,
because
mosquitoes breed in standing water.
Last year, the Illinois Cemetery Association suggested cemeteries take
steps
to combat the spread of West Nile by getting rid of standing water
and by
drilling
holes in the vases so water does not accumulate...."
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