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Is West Niles Virus (WNV) issue an imminent high <br />Public Health Safety Risk for Pleasanton at the Bernal <br />West Property? <br /> <br /> There is a preliminary proposal to expand the POND and Create Wetland near <br /> Pheasant Ridge Homes in West Bernal <br /> <br /> · Standing Water (expansion of POND) and Bird Baths (creation/expansion of <br /> wetlands) are the biggest breeder of mosquitoes and WNV (refer Govt. websites). <br /> <br /> · The proposed expansion of the Pond and creation of the Wetlands at the West <br /> Bernal is immediately behind the backyard of the new homes in Pheasant Ridge <br /> The proposed preliminary plan would unnecessarily MAGNIFY the breeding of <br /> WNV carrier mosquitoes via bird baths in the wetland a very_ dangerous <br /> breeding habitat touching the backyards of these new homes and residential <br /> community in Pleasanton. <br /> <br /> · About one in 150 peoole suffer permanent neurological effects. UP to 20 <br /> percent of the people who become infected have been sick for several weeks <br /> (reference CDC - Center for Disease Control and Prevention - CDC fact sheet <br /> below) <br /> <br /> · Yes. In Yr 2004 Califomia has the hiqhest West Nile Virus in the country (reference CDC <br /> report/table at the end of this document) <br /> <br /> - 771 cases in California from a total of 2,470 in USA in 2004 <br /> - 23 deaths in California from a total of 88 in USA in 2004 <br /> - Yr 2005 already 3 cases have been reported in Santa Clara <br /> <br /> · See below the "excerpts from the Q&A from the website of King County - Healthy People <br /> Healthy Community". <br /> <br />http://wwwmetrokc ggv/health/westnile/qa-privateproperty~htm <br /> <br /> What are the methods of mosquito control that can be <br /> used on private property? Is one better than the <br /> others? <br /> <br /> Answer: There are several methods of controlling mosquitoes on <br /> private properly. Natural methods are preferable to the use of <br /> chemical controls, and control of mosquito larva is generally more <br /> effective than trying to control adult mosquitoes. <br /> <br /> · Habitat reduction: Getting dd of standing w~ter where <br /> mosquitoes breed is an effective method, and often is the <br /> least expensive too. See the next question to learn the <br /> specific ways to reduce mosquito breeding areas around your <br /> <br /> <br />