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Protecting yourself from
mosquitoes and West Nile virus, from the CDC:
- Apply insect repellent containing DEET.
Do not apply to children's hands, because children tend to stick
their fingers in their mouths.
- Wear long-sleeved shirts, long pants,
and socks when possible outdoors.
- Be aware of peak mosquito hours - from
dusk to dawn - and take extra care to use repellent or avoid
outdoor activity.
- Drain standing water by emptying water
from flower pots, pets' dishes, birdbaths, swimming pool covers,
buckets, cans, clogged rain gutters, discarded tires.
- Install or repair screens.
- Report dead birds to local authorities.
- rganize neighborhood clean-ups to rid
areas of standing water.
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