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West Nile Virus hits the Dallas / Fort Worth Metroplex!
437,000 acres aerially sprayed in Dallas County!
About 300,000 acres aerially sprayed in Denton County!

Early September, 2012: 437,000 acres of urban Dallas County and about 300,000 acres of Denton County excluding the City of Denton have been aerially sprayed with Clarke Duet, an oil-based pyrethroid insecticide. Notably, that is about 1150 square miles, sprayed from by twin-engine aircraft flying GPS-controlled tracks with 1000 foot spacing at about 300 feet, with a droplet size said to be about 30 microns, at a wind speed of at least 1 and presumably less than 10 miles per hour, with a drift distance admitted to be "up to two miles"--but potentially further given the slow droplet fall rate.

Texas and Dallas officials repeatedly used the term "safe" to describe this aerial spray programs. This reflects the lack of education on the part of government officials regarding pesticides and mosquito control, as there has not been a severe West Nile virus outbreak in the Metroplex since 2003. The U.S. EPA does not allow any pesticide registrant or label to use the conclusive word "safe" to describe a pesticide, because that does not consider personal factors and can not be universally true.

We note that persons susceptible to the adverse effects from pyrethroid insecticides may include those with ragweed sensitivity. It may be better for adults and children with uncontrolled, life threatening asthma and ragweed sensitivity to leave the area during such heavy spraying.

We expect that this West Nile virus outbreak will greatly diminish when the high-pressure weather system that normally sits over Texas in the Summer collapses in the Fall, probably in late August, as mosquito populations in Dallas drop significantly along with temperatures, though disease activity will probably not end until the Winter freeze.

Dallas County spray map August 18, 2012:
http://www.garlandtx.gov/civicax/filebank/blobdload.aspx?blobid=7934

August 23, 2012: Dallas County completes aerial spraying for West Nile virus
http://www.dallasnews.com/news/local-news/20120823-dallas-county-completes-aerial-spraying-for-west-nile-virus.ece
“In all likelihood, we would know something within 10 days of the last spraying of the Park Cities and northeast Dallas, which are the hardest-hit areas for West Nile,” he said.

August 23, 2012: Houston recently sprayed 63,000 urban acres (about 10 square miles) with Naled, a harder organophosphate insecticide.
http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Residents-urged-to-stay-indoors-during-spraying-3808130.php

News Sources:

Latest news at WFAA on West Nile Virus:
http://www.wfaa.com/news/health/west-nile

Dallas Morning News on West Nile virus
http://www.dallasnews.com/news/local-news/20120731-complete-coverage-of-the-2012-dallas-area-west-nile-virus-outbreak.ece
Dallas Morning New search on"West Nile"
http://www.dallasnews.com/site-search/?service=search&engine=solr&search_type=site-search-basic&articleTypeFacets=news,bcVideo,gallery,recipe,cars,shopping&pageLength=10&dateFacets=1,7,30&searchString=west+nile

KDAF-TV CW-33
http://www.the33tv.com/news/westnilevirus/
KDAF-TV CW-33 search on "west nile"
http://www.the33tv.com/search/dispatcher.front?Query=west+nile&target=adv_article

Fort Worth Star-Telegram local news:
http://www.star-telegram.com/local/
Fort Worth Star-Telegram search on "west nile":
http://www.star-telegram.com/search_results?aff=1100&q=west+nile

West Nile Updates for North Texas Counties & Cities

http://www.the33tv.com/news/kdaf-west-nile-spray-info-maps-for-dfw-area-20120730,0,5939644,full.story

Houston Chron.com
http://www.chron.com/search/?action=search&channel=&search=1&firstRequest=1&query=%22west+nile%22&searchindex=property&x=0&y=0

Austin Statesman.com
http://www.statesman.com/solr-search?firstResult=0&numResults=10&searchString=west+nile&searchType=site&searchType=unified_search&Submit.x=0&Submit.y=0
http://www.statesman.com/solr-search?firstResult=0&numResults=10&searchString=mosquito&searchType=site&searchType=unified_search&Submit.x=0&Submit.y=0

Plus thousands of hits on news.google.com for: "west nile" dallas

Dallas West Nile Virus Mosquito Control Information:

Mosquito Spray Schedules:

The City of Dallas aerial spraying web site
http://www.dallascityhall.com/westNile_aerial-spraying.html

City of Dallas Mosquito Control Spray Schedule:
http://www.dallascityhall.com/code_compliance/mosquito_updates_2012.html

WFAA: UPDATED DAILY: Areas to be sprayed for mosquitoes
http://www.wfaa.com/news/health/west-nile/links/Areas-to-be-sprayed-for-mosquitoes-164648376.html

http://www.the33tv.com/news/kdaf-west-nile-spray-info-maps-for-dfw-area-20120730,0,5939644,full.story

Dallas County Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Home Page:
[with link to West Nile Watch 2012 current issue]
http://www.dallascounty.org/department/hhs/

Plano West Nile Virus Advisory
http://www.plano.gov/Health/Pages/WNV.aspx

Noteworthy Articles and Information:

Featured Opinion:
Why Aerial Spraying for Mosquitos is a Terrible Plan - by Gene Helmick-Richardson
http://stopthespraydallas.blogspot.com/2012/08/insight-from-experienced-pest-control.html

Featured Petition:
Dallas, Stop the Spray! Combat Mosquitoes the Intelligent Way!
Created By Vanessa Van Gilder Dallas, TX
https://www.change.org/petitions/dallas-stop-the-spray-combat-mosquitoes-the-intelligent-way

Blog: Dallas, Stop the Spray, Combat Mosquitoes the Intelligent Way!
http://stopthespraydallas.blogspot.com/

Notable Blog:
Before West Nile, encephalitis: A flashback to 1966, the last time Dallas’ air was filled with insecticide
http://cityhallblog.dallasnews.com/2012/08/before-west-nile-encephalitis-a-flashback-to-1966-the-last-time-dallas-air-was-filled-with-insecticide.html/

Your Government Says It's OK to Spray You With Poison. Anybody See a Problem?
http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/unfairpark/2012/08/your_government_says_its_ok_to.php
By Jim SchutzeThu., Aug. 16 2012 at 12:00 PM

Would supremely appreciate it if folks could send this letter to the city/county to block calls for toxic aerial spraying
by Jenny Land on Thursday, August 9, 2012 at 1:29am
http://www.facebook.com/magicalponiesforeverandever#!/notes/jenny-land/would-supremely-appreciate-it-if-folks-could-send-this-letter-to-the-city-county/10152000192750693

Dallas City Hall WNv spray public comment videos
Professionals, including Texas Honeybee Guild co-founder Brandon Pollard and The Dirt Doctor, Howard Garret, speak out against crop dusting our citizens, our property and our environment at Dallas City Hall.
http://www.edensorganicgardencenter.com/What's%20buggin%20U.htm

City Council Agenda 8-22-2012 4h49m video
http://dallascityhall.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=1583
p1-5:45: morning speakers
p1-11:30: Susan Pollard / Texas Honeybee Guild
p1-15:18: Janet Reynolds on West Nile virus
p1-18:30: Marcia Webb on West Nile virus
p1-26:20: Response by Sheffie Kadane
p2-1:20: afternoon speakers
p2-1:21:10: Leslie Hamilton on scientific data on the health effects of pesticides used in mosquito control
p2-1:29:55: Dr. Lawrence Boyd on mosquito entemology and West Nile virus
p2-1:35:35: Richard Sheridan on Hemp Oil and West Nile virus
P2-1:39:20: William Hopkins on West Nile virus, lead, police, and racism
p2-1:48:55: Gwayne Wooten on West Nile virus, the need to clean the Trinity River, and racism
p2-1:56:20: Marie Tedei on West Nile virus mosquito control spraying of organic farms and community gardens

Letters to the City of Dallas about the August 2012 aerial WNv mosquito spraying are online at:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/102942360/Combined-Correspondence-Redacted

How the West Nile problem was caused by Dallas not replacing progressive city entomologist who retired
http://www.facebook.com/notes/amy-moonlady-martin/how-the-west-nile-problem-was-caused-by-dallas-not-replacing-progressive-city-en/10151029919909163

City of Dallas: There’s no connection between West Nile outbreak and employee’s retirement
http://cityhallblog.dallasnews.com/2012/08/city-of-dallas-theres-no-connection-between-west-nile-outbreak-and-employees-retirement.html/

Will Becker, Dallas' Retired Mosquito Fighter, Returns to Battle West Nile
http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/unfairpark/2012/08/will_becker_who_stocked_minnow.php

Gambusia mosquito fish
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosquitofish

Take That, Time: West Nile Might Not Be Completely Our Fault
http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/unfairpark/2012/08/take_that_time_west_nile_might.php
However, wealth might help contribute to West Nile, at least the type of wealth that manifests itself in over-watered golf courses and lawns. Those, Irfan says, "could play a role if they allow puddles to accumulate," creating a tasty, mosquito-attracting environment.

Dallas epidemiologist warns doctors to watch for West Nile symptoms
http://www.dallasnews.com/health/diseases-cures/headlines/20120824-dallas-epidemiologist-warns-doctors-to-watch-for-west-nile-symptoms.ece
Haley said he was asked to write the two-page summary, How to Control Urban Epidemics of West Nile Infection, by the journal’s editor, who became aware of the virus’ outbreak this summer in Dallas County.

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Relevant information:

MSDS for Duet:
http://www.plymouthmosquito.com/Duet%20Label.pdf

Beyond Pesticides Pesticide Incident Report form.
http://www.beyondpesticides.org/emergencies/pir_form.pdf

A pesticide illness hotline was covered by the DMN at:
http://thescoopblog.dallasnews.com/2012/08/planes-waiting-to-begin-second-round-of-aerial-spraying-over-dallas-county-in-effort-to-curb-spread-of-west-nile.html/
Update at 9 p.m. from staff writer Eve Ayala:
Concerned Citizens for Safer Mosquito Control set up a hotline for residents to report any known or suspected illness from truck or aerial spraying at 469-619-7367. The group’s Jennifer Land said she’s concerned the effects won’t be known or easy to discern because symptoms could be mistaken for ailments.

Ragweed allergy is listed under "special precautions" for "Permethrin Topical"
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001040/

The U.S. CDC states "Pyrethrins generally should not be used by persons who are allergic to chrysanthemums or ragweed. Pyrethrin is approved for use on children 2 years of age and older."
http://www.cdc.gov/parasites/lice/head/treatment.html

Fact Sheet: Review of the Relationship between Pyrethrins, Pyrethroid Exposure and Asthma and Allergies (2009)
http://www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/reevaluation/paw-factsheet.html

DEET called a lifesaver but repellent still has its skeptics
http://www.dallasnews.com/news/local-news/20120824-deet-called-a-lifesaver-but-repellent-still-has-its-skeptics.ece
Most health agencies say those problems have been so rare compared to billions of uneventful applications since the 1950s that they don’t justify abandoning DEET. But critics point to two lines of research.
One is from Duke University pharmacologist Mohamed Abou-Donia, who has done animal studies in the last decade that found DEET responsible for the deaths of brain cells.
The other is from France, where an international team of researchers announced in 2009 that DEET interfered with cholinesterase, an enzyme that makes the nervous system work properly, in both insects and mammals.

EPA regulations prohibit pesticide registrants or labels from claiming a pesticide is "safe":

40 CFR Subpart A: General Provisions 156.10 Labeling Requirements (a) General
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2005-title40-vol23/pdf/CFR-2005-title40-vol23-sec156-10.pdf
(5) False or misleading statements. Pursuant to section 2(q)(1)(A) of the Act, a pesticide or a device declared subject to the Act pursuant to S152.500, is misbranded if its labeling is false or misleading in any particular including both pesticidal and non-pesticidal claims. Examples of statements or representations in the labeling which constitute misbranding include: ...
(ix) Claims as to the safety of the pesticide or its ingredients, including statements such as "safe," "nonpoisonous," "noninjurious," "harmless" or "nontoxic to humans and pets", with or without such a qualifying phrase as "when used as directed";

Texas Commissioner of Health states that urban aerial spraying of pyrethroids is "very safe and effective".
CDC Telebriefing on West Nile Virus Update, August 22. 2012
http://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2012/t0822_west_nile_update.html
... DAVID LAKEY: Good afternoon. This is David Lakey. I'm the commissioner of health for the state of Texas. ...
Again, as we’ve looked through the data, we felt very comfortable that aerial spraying was very safe and effective. ...

Dallas County Medical Society:
http://www.dallas-cms.org/

DCMS Community Emergency Response Committee:
http://www.dallas-cms.org/boardofdirectors.cfm#committees

Dallas County commissioners opt out of aerial insecticide spraying (references DCMS letter)
http://www.wfaa.com/news/health/Dallas-County-Health-Society--165216756.html
The letter said the DCMS Community Emergency Response Committee held an emergency conference call Sunday night and voted 13-0 to recommend aerial spraying. There has not been aerial spraying in Dallas since 1966.

Dallas County Medical Society letter recommending aerial mosquito spraying:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/102211463/Dallas-County-Medical-Society-letter-recommending-aerial-mosquito-spraying-8-6

West Nile Virus Epidemiology Update
Christopher Perkins, D.O., M.P.H., Dallas County Health and Human Services [Medical Director / Health Authority, Dallas County]
August 7, 2012
http://www.dallascounty.org/department/comcrt/district4/documents/08.07.12-WestNileVirusReporttoCourt.pdf

The Mayor of Dallas emergency declaration:
http://www.dallascityhall.com/code_compliance/pdf/WestNile/mayors_declaration.pdf

"The Politics of Mosquitos"
Inside Texas Politics (8/19)
http://www.wfaa.com/video?id=166687116&sec=1235846
At 7:15, Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins says:
"I'm always going to recommend that we go with the science, and we go with the recommendations of the people who do this for a living, because politics can't come into the public health."

Dallas calls halt to aerial West Nile assault in twice-doused areas; 2 more die, in Plano and University Park
http://www.dallasnews.com/news/local-news/20120821-dallas-calls-halt-to-aerial-west-nile-assault-in-twice-doused-areas-2-more-die-in-plano-and-university-park.ece
To drive home the point, Jenkins said he has begun dosing himself with a DEET-containing mosquito repellent every morning after he showers.
“People should make it part of their daily hygiene,” he suggested. “I don’t know how many ways we can say this is so important.”

DEET called a lifesaver but repellent still has its skeptics
http://www.dallasnews.com/news/local-news/20120824-deet-called-a-lifesaver-but-repellent-still-has-its-skeptics.ece
Just ask Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins. He uses DEET as others use Axe, that heavily advertised men’s toiletry that supposedly attracts women as effectively as DEET repels mosquitoes.
“When I take my shower in the morning, I put DEET on like body spray,” Jenkins said this week at an event urging people to reach for the repellent. “You’ve got to wear DEET at all times.”
Nearly every public-health agency on Earth offers similar advice, perhaps without the judge’s full-body dousing. But such entreaties raise a question: What is DEET really?

8/21/2012: Q & A about West Nile aerial spraying
[Interview "Laura McGowan, a spokeswoman with Clarke"]
http://www.wfaa.com/news/health/west-nile/821-Q--A-about-West-Nile-aerial-spraying-166894336.html
Spraying on August 20, 2012 was 360,000 acres.
At 1:20: "It has an agent in it that actually excites mosquitoes."
Spray droplet size is "30 microns", and they may be spraying up to 2 miles away if you see it overhead.

City of Dallas West Nile virus update briefing August 27, 2012 powerpoint
http://www.dallascityhall.com/council_briefings/briefings0812/MosquitoControlWestNileVirusOutbreakResponse_082712.pdf

Preliminary report on the effects of aerial spraying in Dallas Co., Texas
http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/WorkArea/linkit.aspx?LinkIdentifier=id&ItemID=8589970246
Submitted by CDC-Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, August 29, 2012

CDC Telebriefing on West Nile Virus Update
http://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2012/t0905_west_nile_update.html
Wednesday, September 5 at Noon ET
Audio recording (MP3, 10.1 MB)

CDC Telebriefing on West Nile Virus Update
http://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2012/t0829_west_nile_update.html
Wednesday, August 29 at Noon ET
Audio recording (MP3, 9.9MB)

CDC Telebriefing on West Nile Virus Update
http://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2012/t0822_west_nile_update.html
Wednesday, August 22 at Noon ET
Audio recording (MP3, 9.0MB)

Davis/Sacramento Stop West Nile Spraying Now
http://www.stopwestnilesprayingnow.org/
http://www.stopwestnilesprayingnow.org/Evidence.htm
http://www.stopwestnilesprayingnow.org/PesticideFacts.htm
http://www.stopwestnilesprayingnow.org/Resources.htm

MEPI on WNv spraying 2001: Spraying could make the problem worse
"OVERKILL: Using pesticides to control West Nile Virus mosquitoes in Maine may do more harm than good"
http://www.meepi.org/wnv/overkill.htm
released by the Maine Environmental Policy Institute (MEPI) on May 16, 2001
http://www.meepi.org/wnv/release.htm

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Notable News Coverage:

Who should be most concerned about aerial mosquito spraying?
http://www.wfaa.com/news/health/west-nile/Who-should-be-most-concerned-about-aerial-mosquito-spraying-166497186.html
[August 16, 201 interview with Dr. Alfred Johnson, D.O.]

Video: Chemical free farmer, Marie Tedei, and beekeeper Brandon Pollard, fears the chemicals sprayed by Dallas officials will harm their business. (DMN - Video: Kye R. Lee / editing: Ahna Hubnik)
http://landing.newsinc.com/shared/video.html?freewheel=90850&sitesection=dallasnews_hom_non_fro&VID=23778981

In Dallas, Urban Organic Farmers are Pissed About the West Nile Spraying
http://sidedish.dmagazine.com/2012/08/24/in-dallas-urban-organic-farmers-are-pissed-about-the-west-nile-spraying/
[about Marie Tedei of the Eden Organic Garden Center and Heather Rinaldi and Steve Clary of the Texas Worm Ranch]

West Nile Virus: Doctor Explains Effects of Spraying
http://www.the33tv.com/news/links/kdaf-west-nile-virus-doctor-explains-effects-of-spraying-20120814,0,4966612.htmlstory
[August 14, 2012 interview with Alfred R. Johnson, D.O., Johnson Medical Associates]

VOA:
http://www.voanews.com/content/dallas-continues-spraying-in-fight-against-west-nile-fever/1490942.html
(Features interview with Marie Tedei, organic farmer. Cites the "safe and effective" assertion.)

Natural News
http://www.naturalnews.com/036877_aerial_spraying_West_Nile_virus_chemicals.html

Time Science & Space:
http://science.time.com/2012/08/21/why-west-nile-virus-is-a-self-inflicted-wound/

Huffington Post:
West Nile Virus: Dallas, Texas Attack Plan Includes Aerial Insecticide Spray Assault
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/17/dallas-west-nile-virus_n_1791551.html

LA Times:
http://stopthespraydallas.blogspot.com/

NY Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/17/us/west-nile-virus-hits-hard-in-dallas-area-and-is-seen-spreading.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/25/us/in-dallas-precautions-amid-fears-of-west-nile-virus.html?_r=1

A Run on Bug Spray Amid Fears of West Nile Virus
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/25/us/in-dallas-precautions-amid-fears-of-west-nile-virus.html?_r=1

NPR:
http://www.npr.org/2012/08/19/159013034/dallas-deploys-old-weapon-in-new-mosquito-fight

Washington Post:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/she-the-people/post/dallas-is-divided-over-how-to-fight-west-nile/2012/08/18/ed9d0e92-e899-11e1-9739-eef99c5fb285_blog.html

The Guardian
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/aug/17/texas-west-nile-insecticide-risk?newsfeed=true

The Onion
http://www.theonion.com/articles/dallas-declares-state-of-emergency,29206/?ref=auto

Pesticide Links:

Nongovernmental Organizations:

Beyond Pesticides
Washington, D.C.
www.BEYONDPESTICIDES.ORG/

Bio-Integral Resource Center (BIRC)
Berkeley, CA
www.BIRC.ORG/

Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides (NCAP)
Eugene OR
www.PESTICIDE.ORG/

Pesticide Action Network-North America (PAN-NA)
San Francisco, CA
www.PANNA.ORG/

Rachel Carson Council
Chevy Chase, MD
www.RachelCarsonCouncil.ORG

National Pesticide Information Center
NPIC is a cooperative agreement between Oregon State University and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
http://www.npic.orst.edu/
npic@ace.orst.edu

--City of Dallas:

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City of Dallas: Political Contacts:

District 14 - Angela Hunt - 214/670-5415
http://www.ci.dallas.tx.us/forms/mcc/CD14_Mail_Form.htm

Mayor and City Council Address and Telephone Listing
http://dallascityhall.com/pdf/mcc/mayor-cm_phone-list.pdf

--Dallas County:

Dallas County Mosquito Control Links:

Dallas County Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Home Page:
[with link to West Nile Watch 2012 current issue]
http://www.dallascounty.org/department/hhs/

Dallas County DHHS West Nile Virus page:
http://www.dallascounty.org/department/hhs/westnile.html

Dallas County DHHS Contacts:
Zachary S. Thompson, Director, Dallas County DHHS, mailto:zthompson@dallascounty.org
Christopher Perkins, D.O., M.P.H., Medical Director / Health Authority, Dallas County
Environmental Health 214-819-2115
2377 North Stemmons Freeway, Dallas, Texas 75207-2710 | 214-819-2000

DCHHS West Nile fact sheet
http://www.dallascounty.org/department/hhs/documents/SLAPWestNileFlyerRevAug2010-22.pdf

DCHHS West Nile poster
http://www.dallascounty.org/department/hhs/media/WestNilePosterRevAug2010.pdf

Mosquito Complaint Form [To report mosquito activity]:
http://www.dallascounty.org/department/hhs/mosquitoform.html

Dallas County Public Information Office
[including Media Advisories, e.g. of Declarations of Emergency]
http://www.dallascounty.org/department/public_info/pio.php

Dallas County Homeland Security & Emergency Management
http://www.dallascounty.org/department/osem/planning.php
509 Main St. Ste. 305, Dallas, TX 75209 Office 214-653-7900 Fax 214-653-7988

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Dallas County: Political Contacts:

Dallas County Precinct Lookup by Address or Voter Registration:
http://www.dalcoelections.org/voters.asp

Dallas County Commissioner's Court:
http://www.dallascounty.org/department/comcrt/comcrt.php

Dallas County Commissioner's Court Contacts:
http://www.dallascounty.org/contact_DC.php
411 Elm St., Dallas, TX 75202 - 214-653-7361
Administrator - 214-653-7327
Commissioners Court is held every Tuesday, beginning at 9 a.m.

Meeting Archive:
http://www.dallascounty.org/department/comcrt/videos.php

Meeting Agendas:
http://www.dallascounty.org/department/comcrt/agenda/agenda.php

Dallas County District Judge Clay Jenkins- 214-653-7949
http://www.dallascounty.org/department/comcrt/jenkins/bio.php
What does a [Texas] County Judge Do?
http://www.dallascounty.org/department/comcrt/jenkins/judge.php

Who is My Dallas County Commissioner?
http://www.dallascounty.org/department/comcrt/whois.php

Map of Dallas County with Commissioner Districts
http://www.dallascounty.org/department/comcrt/media/countywidedistrictmap.pdf
https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=209670488596729103731.0004a546ce13f2c9307e6&msa=0

District 1 - Maurine Dickey - 214-653-7552
Biohttp://www.dallascounty.org/department/comcrt/mdickey.php
Home Pagehttp://www.dallascounty.org/department/comcrt/mdickey.php

District 2 - Mike Cantrell - 214-653-6100
Includes the entire cities of Addison, Carrollton, Coppell, Farmers Branch, Highland Park, Rowlett, Sachse and University Park, and portions of Dallas, Garland, and Richardson.
Bio http://www.dallascounty.org/department/comcrt/district2/cantrell.html
Home Pagehttp://www.dallascounty.org/department/comcrt/district2/cantrell.html

District 3 - John Wiley Price - 214-653-6671
Includes part or all of the cities Balch Springs, Cedar Hill, Dallas, DeSoto, Duncanville, Garland, Hutchins, Lancaster, Mesquite, Ovilla, Combine, Ferris, Seagoville, Glen Heights, Wilmer.
Bio http://www.dallascounty.org/department/comcrt/district3/bio.php
Home Page http://www.dallascounty.org/department/comcrt/district3/price.php
Contact http://www.dallascounty.org/department/comcrt/district3/contact.php

District 4 - Dr. Elba Garcia - 214-653-6670
Includes part or all of the cities Dallas, Irving, Cockrell Hill, Grand Prairie.
Bio http://www.dallascounty.org/department/comcrt/district4/home.php
Home Pagehttp://www.dallascounty.org/department/comcrt/district4/home.php

--North Texas Regional:

West Nile Virus in Tarrant County (with link to map)
http://tcweb.tarrantcounty.com/ehealth/cwp/view.asp?a=763&Q=484781&PM=1

Denton County WNV information:
http://dentoncounty.com/

Denton County Health Emergency Alert Response Team: West Nile virus information
http://www.dentoncounty.com/heart/wnv/

City of Denton ground spray links at:

http://www.cityofdenton.com/

--State of Texas:

The Texas Department of Health West Nile virus pages:

West Nile Virus In Texas
http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/idcu/disease/arboviral/westNile/

Information for West Nile Virus in Texas
http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/idcu/disease/arboviral/westnile/information/

Special Group Information
http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/idcu/disease/arboviral/westnile/information/special/

Texas Department of Health
Texas West Nile (WN) Virus Public Health Response Guide - 2012
http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/idcu/disease/arboviral/westnile/information/special/wnResponse.pdf
(includes spraying at >>ALL 4 levels<< of response)

--U.S. Government:

CDC West Nile Virus Home Page
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/westnile/index.htm

CDC West Nile Virus Maps and Data
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/westnile/surv&control.htm

CDC: West Nile Virus (WNV) Human Infections Reported to ArboNET, by
State, United States, 2012 (as of August 7, 2012):
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/westnile/surv&controlCaseCount12_detailed.htm

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