POSTED: 7:32 pm PDT August 2, 2007
UPDATED: 11:27 pm PDT August 2, 2007
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has allocated $1.5 million dollars for Kern County Mosquito and Vector Control.The money will be distributed through the Public Health Department to the mosquito agency. Vector Control workers have been stretched thin with the resources currently available to them the additional funds could mean more staff and equipment to help prevent the spread of the deadly virus.The funds come at an opportune time; Kern County leads the state in West Nile virus cases with 38 out the reported 56 reported cases, according to the California Department of Health. Two area residents have also died from the mosquito virus.
Last week, an official with the Center for Disease Control said at the current rate in which the virus is spread could point to an impending epidemic. Nationwide the number of West Nile virus cases more than tripled from this time last year. Copyright 2007 by TurnTo23.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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