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Mosquito Control Activities in Carroll County

Westminster, September 7, 2016 —The Carroll County Health Department and the Maryland Department of Agriculture are working cooperatively to conduct mosquito control activities in Carroll County.

When mosquito response activities are conducted across the State, it is due to mosquito prevention, detection, or because a human case of mosquito-borne disease was identified and mosquitoes are present. The reason cannot be specified due to concerns about confidentiality.

It is mosquito season, and we are working to protect the health of our residents, out of concern for diseases transmitted by mosquitoes, including West Nile virus, Zika virus, and others.

If you have questions concerning this information, please call the Carroll County Health Department's Health Officer Ed Singer at 443-375-1243, or the Deputy Health Officer Dr. Henry Taylor at 304-610-1139.

For information on how you can control mosquitoes in your yard and prevent mosquito bites, please visit the Health Department's Fight the Bite web page.

ACCESSIBILITY NOTICE: The Americans with Disabilities Act applies to the Carroll County Government and its programs, services, activities, and facilities. Anyone requiring an auxiliary aid or service for effective communication or who has a complaint should contact The Department of Citizen Services, 410.386.3600, 1.888.302.8978, MD Relay 7-1-1/1.800.735.2258 or email ada@ccg.carr.org as soon as possible but no later than 72 hours before the scheduled event.