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Wed, 26 Jul 2000 23:06:24 EDT
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Refer to the archives for additional info about sumithrin, resmethrin. An
article in this Sunday's Boston Globe said spraying for mosquitoes has begun
in some areas of CT. The article did not mention what was being sprayed. Can
anybody say what is being sprayed and where in CT?

Central Park reopens after spraying
By Associated Press
   Central Park reopened Tuesday after the city sprayed the tourist
attraction and city playground to kill mosquitoes carrying the West Nile
virus.
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   The city used the synthetic pesticides, Sumithrin and Resmethrin, which
can cause breathing problems for the elderly and people with respiratory
ailments. City officials stressed that the chemicals don't pose a risk to the
public.
   Virus-carrying mosquitoes have been found in Central Park and on Staten
Island. The discovery marked the first time this year that the potentially
deadly virus has been found in mosquitoes in New York City. Earlier this
summer, the virus was found in birds and mosquitoes in the suburbs.
   Last year, the virus killed seven people and infected 62 others in the
metropolitan area. In the most serious cases, West Nile can result in
encephalitis, or swelling of the brain.

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