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Illinois public health officials’ message: protect yourself during mosquito season

With mosquito season underway, Southern Seven Health Department and the Illinois Department of Public Health, IDPH, are sharing tips on the best ways to avoid being bitten. Different types of mosquitoes can carry different types of diseases, like West Nile virus and Zika virus, but steps you can...

Agencies plan coordinated mosquito reduction strategy

Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, acting director Alec Messina and Illinois Department of Public Health, IDPH, director Dr. Nirav D. Shah, have announced a plan to reduce the threat of mosquito-borne diseases in Illinois, like West Nile virus and Zika virus, by removing used tires from...

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Illinois public health officials’ message: protect yourself during mosquito season

Agencies plan coordinated mosquito reduction strategy

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