DC Health Department: West Nile Virus

The Dubois County Health Department is reminding residents to stay vigilant in protecting themselves from West Nile Virus and other mosquito-borne diseases.

The Dubois County Health Department encourages everyone in the county to protect themselves from mosquitoes by following these simple steps.

• Apply insect repellent containing DEET to clothes and exposed skin

• Wear light colored clothing

• Avoid wet, highly vegetative areas where mosquitoes live

• Avoid being outdoors during prime mosquito biting times, dusk to dawn, when possible.

Steps to prevent mosquitoes from breeding are as follows.

• Eliminate areas of standing water on your property

• Repair failing septic systems.

• Remove any containers that will hold water.

• Clean your clogged gutters.

• Keep grass cut short and shrubbery trimmed. Tall vegetation is an excellent harborage area for mosquitoes.

• Keep swimming pools chlorinated and clean.

• The basic rule is; if water lasts more than 4 days mosquitoes can reproduce.

Have questions? We're here to help. Call us at 812-481-7050.