West Nile Virus in the City of Allen

Posted by rbutler on Tuesday, September 12 @ 2:40pm

Due to recent notification from Collin County Health Care Services confirming a case of West Nile Fever in an Allen resident, the City of Allen Environmental Services Division is actively treating all standing bodies of water with larvacide.

To help protect yourself from the West Nile Virus, the Texas Department of State Health Services recommends the following:

• Apply insect repellent that contains DEET (N, N-diethyl-m-toluamide). Be sure to read label instructions. Spray clothing and exposed skin with repellent.
• Dress in long sleeves and long pants when you are outside.
• Stay indoors at dusk and dawn, times when infected mosquitoes are most active.
• Drain standing water in your backyard and neighborhood; old tires, flowerpots and clogged rain gutters are mosquito-breeding sites.

To learn more about West Nile Virus, please visit: Collin County Health Care Services. A copy of the most recent report from Collin County Health Care Services is provided for your review.

Updated: Tuesday, September 12 @ 2:41pm