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Texas will spray for West Nile virus despite fears of insecticide risks
Posted by Guardian: Tom Dart on August 17th, 2012
Guardian: Aerial spraying to combat the West Nile virus will continue tonight across north Texas despite the concerns of residents worried about potential health risks posed by the insecticide.
Dallas is the center of the worst West Nile outbreak in the US this year, which prompted local officials to declare a state of emergency on Wednesday and dispatch two airplanes to spray the city and surrounding areas last night.
The planes left Dallas' Executive Airport as planned at 10pm last night but were only...
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Texas plans insecticide canvass as West Nile Virus deaths reach 16
Posted by Guardian: Tom Dart on August 16th, 2012
Guardian: Aerial spraying of insecticide is set to begin over Dallas on Thursday night as the city battles the worst outbreak of the West Nile virus in the US this year.
Mayor Mike Rawlings has declared a state of emergency and announced the first aerial spraying in the city and its suburbs since 1966 in response to the growing number of victims of the virus, which spreads to humans via mosquito bites and is reaching epidemic proportions in north Texas.
"Right now, Texas has half the West Nile cases...