This year is proving to be a difficult year for mosquitos all throughout the County.
Many considered 2012 to be the worse year historically for mosquito-borne diseases. Unfortunately in Chester County and Pennsylvania 2018 is fast approaching, and in some cases already surpassed, the numbers we saw in 2012!
The Chester County Health Department has a Mosquito-Borne Diseases program which involves education, surveillance and control efforts. A critical element of our surveillance includes collecting mosquito samples using traps that aid in monitoring the mosquito population’s rate of infection diseases such as West Nile Virus (WNV) and Zika which is spread to people by mosquito bites.
Chester County Health Department seeks to improve our communications with you regarding surveillance and control efforts to keep you and your residents informed. As such we updated our website to include information for property owners to reduce their risks, and share surveillance data.
You can find prevention related information on our Make You and Your Home a Bite Free Zone http://chesco.org/3624/Mosquito-Borne-Diseases page.
Additionally, we encourage you to regularly check our West Nile Virus web page to monitor if positive mosquitos have been detected your municipality. You can access the West Nile Virus (including data) http://chesco.org/868/West-Nile-Virus.
As we have historically done, we will continue to issue formal communications to county residents in the event we have to conduct an adult mosquito spray.
Chester County Health Department
601 Westtown Road, Suite 290
West Chester, PA 19380
610-344-6233
“Protecting You and Your Environment”