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Zika Virus

For current information on the Zika virus, please visit the CDC Zika Virus website. CDC also has information on:

  • mosquito control including preventing mosquito bites; and
  • the use of aerial spraying. 

Getting Help with Mosquito Control

  • Mosquito control information where you live 
  • EPA and CDC's Joint Statement on Mosquito Control
  • American Mosquito Control Association 

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