HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-057RESOLUTION DECLARING APRIL 24 THROUGH APRIL 30, 2006,
WEST NILE VIRUS AND MOSQUITO AND VECTOR CONTROL
AWARENESS WEEK IN BUTTE COUNTY
WHEREAS, in 2005, West Nile Virus killed 18 people in California and sickened over 900
individuals; and
WHEREAS, the State Department of Health Services and the Centers for Disease Control
predict West Nile Virus poses a grave public health threat in California in 2006; and
WHEREAS, adequately funded mosquito and vector control, disease surveillance, and
public awareness programs are the best way to prevent outbreaks of West Niie Virus and other
diseases borne by mosquitoes and other vectors; and
WHEREAS, educational programs have been developed to include schools, civic groups,
private industry, and government agencies, in order to help the public understand how to protect
themselves from West Niie Virus by :staying indoors when mosquitoes are most active at dawn and
dusk; wearing pants, long sleeved shirts and repellents containing DEET; eliminating standing water
than can support mosquito breeding, and alerting the local vector control district to significant
mosquito infestations; and
WHEREAS, "West Nile Virus and Mosquito and Vector Control Awareness Week" will
increase the public's awareness of the threat of West Nile Virus and other diseases and the activities
of the mosquito and vector research and control agencies and their professional staff working to
minimize the health threat within California, and will highlight the education programs currently
available; and
WHEREAS, the Mosquito and Vector Control Association of California has designated the
Week of April 24 through Apri130, 200b, as "West Nile Virus and Mosquito and Vector Control
Awareness Week" in the State of California.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by Butte County Board of Supervisors that the
week of April 24 through April 30, 2006, be designated as "West Nile Virus and Mosquito and
Vector Control Awareness Week" in Butte County.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Butte County Board of Supervisors this 11 ~' day of April
200G by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Connelly, Dolan, Houma,
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
NOT VOTING: zone
ATTEST:
PAUL MCINTOSH, Chief Administrative Officer
And Clerk of the Board
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Yamaguchi, and Chair Josiassen
T OSIASSEN, Chaix