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July 29, 2005
St. Croix: Neighbors Say Mosquito-Infested Tires Not Removed
From the Source - not a good story - our friends just got back from a visit to St. Croix, and one of their daughters got dengue:
July 28, 2005 - Neighbors say the mosquito-infested tires found in the yard of an abandoned home in the Williams Delight community have not been removed, just moved inside the empty home.Virgin Islands Department of Health and Centers for Disease Control officials found more than 50 illegally dumped tires during an entomology training and surveillance check Tuesday in the Williams Delight community. Mosquitoes, which can carry the dengue fever that has been infecting people in the area, were breeding in the tires. According to a press release issued by Darlene Carty, Department of Health commissioner, the DOH officers notified the V.I. Housing Authority, which is the responsible agency for the community, and gave them two hours to "dispose of the tires."
Posted by afinta at July 29, 2005 02:57 PM
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