Dallas continues spraying in fight against West Nile Fever
<p><span word="Officials">Officials</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Dallas">Dallas</span>, <span word="Texas">Texas</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="surrounding">surrounding</span> <span word="county">county</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="continuing">continuing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="spray">spray</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="effort">effort</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="suppress">suppress</span> <span word="mosquitoes">mosquitoes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="Nile">Nile</span> <span word="virus">virus</span>. <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 200 <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fever">fever</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="virus">virus</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Texas">Texas</span> <span word="city">city</span>, <span word="several">several</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="anywhere">anywhere</span> <span word="else">else</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="illness">illness</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> 10 <span word="deaths">deaths</span>.</p><p><span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Dallas">Dallas</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="outdoors">outdoors</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="heeding">heeding</span> <span word="warnings">warnings</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span>.</p><p><span word="Fifteen">Fifteen</span>-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="Macias">Macias</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="followed">followed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="reports">reports</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="Nile">Nile</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="here">here</span>. “<span word="Yeah">Yeah</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="concerned">concerned</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="us">us</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="die">die</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Maria">Maria</span> <span word="Salgado">Salgado</span> <span word="knows">knows</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="illness">illness</span> <span word="firsthand">firsthand</span>, <span word="having">having</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="native">native</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>. “<span word="It">It</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="fever">fever</span>, <span word="pain">pain</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bones">bones</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="dizzy">dizzy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="up">up</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Salgado">Salgado</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="precautions">precautions</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="children">children</span>.</p><p><span word="Both">Both</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="county">county</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Dallas">Dallas</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="declared">declared</span> <span word="emergencies">emergencies</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="spraying">spraying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="entire">entire</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="chemicals">chemicals</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="target">target</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mosquitoes">mosquitoes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="Nile">Nile</span> <span word="fever">fever</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="aerial">aerial</span> <span word="effort">effort</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="disrupted">disrupted</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="storm">storm</span> <span word="systems">systems</span> <span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="area">area</span>.</p><p><span word="Dallas">Dallas</span> <span word="County">County</span> <span word="Judge">Judge</span> <span word="Clay">Clay</span> <span word="Jenkins">Jenkins</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="directs">directs</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="program">program</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="rains">rains</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="urban">urban</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="Nile">Nile</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>. “<span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="drought">drought</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="drought">drought</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="wet">wet</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="hot">hot</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="ripe">ripe</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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