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| West Nile Virus Statistics - 2000 The following statistical values were obtained from the New York State Health Department - as of October 20,2000 Human cases Brooklyn - 2 Queens - 1 Staten Island - 10 Westchester County - 0 Infected birds Westchester County - 66 Putnam County - 11 Rockland County - 226 New York City Bronx - 9 Brooklyn - 28 Manhattan - 34 Queens - 25 Staten Island - 56 Batches of infected mosquitoes Rockland County - 34 Westchester County - 13 New York City Bronx - 6 Brooklyn - 10 Manhattan - 17 Queens - 6 Staten Island - 127 Sentinel (test) chickens Westchester County - 1 Queens - 1 Infected Mammals New York State = 33 - bats, domestic rabbits, raccoons, cats, bats horses, squirrels Westchester County spend $2.7 MILLION on West Nile prevention, including $900,000 to dispense the insecticide Anvil from fogger trucks and $504,000 on public education. Putnam County spent an estimated $280,000. Dr. Bill suggests the reader review the numbers listed above paying attention to the fact that only 13 batches of mosquitoes were found to be infected. The county and state officials responsible for spraying have not yet addressed the numbers of humans showing acute problems associated with the spraying of Anvil. More imortantly they have not addressed the actual % reduction of mosquitoes in the areas sprayed. The chronic effects of exposure of the population to spraying - primarily aerial in 1999 and ground fogging in 2000 with the insecticide Anvil - will not be known for a couple of decades. The fact remains - humans were sprayed - because birds are dying. This is the twelve page on this subject. If the reader is interested click on original link below. |
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