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Amosquito-eradication program is underway in the storm-ravaged Gulf Coast states, and federal officials hope that such an effort, combined with the hurricane's impact on the vector cycle, will prevent a surge in West Nile virus and other mosquito-borne diseases.
The aerial spray program began in mid-September and will be continued as long as it is needed to control mosquito populations, according to the Louisiana State Department of Health.
Although the huge expanses of standing floodwaters are conducive to a mosquito population explosion, the total disruption of the region's normal ecology may discourage mosquito-borne epidemics, said Jennifer Morcone, a spokesperson for the Centers for Disease...
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