When dealing with West Nile virus, prevention is your best bet. Fighting mosquito bites reduces your risk of getting mosquito-borne diseases.
Review Date: January 14, 2013
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - CDCU.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Controlling mosquitoes, and exposure to diseases they may carry, can be done by chemical and non-chemical methods. Your first line of defense begins at home.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
West Nile virus (WNV) is a potentially serious illness most often spread by the bite of an infected mosquito. Find important information that can help you recognize and prevent West Nile virus.
Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, National Center for Zoonotic, Vector-Borne, and Enteric Diseases/CDC
