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Metro health officials say a man diagnosed with West Nile a week ago has died, and while the risk of additional deaths is low, experts say it's a painful reminder mosquito season isn't over.
"Yeah," says South Nashville resident Arthur Johnson. "We'll get rid of these mosquitoes one way or another."
Johnson lives off Anderson Road in Antioch, one of the areas Metro Health Department traps have found mosquitoes infected with the West Nile virus. One of Johnson's South Nashville neighbors is the city's first West Nile fatality since 2003.
"I'm out here today," says Johnson. "I had just kinda seen some debris laying around and thought I'd start a fire, see if I could get rid of any mosquitoes left in the neighborhood."
Other than the part of town he lived in, South Nashville, about the only thing we know about the victim in this case is that he was 70 years old and he had underlying medical problems. While smoke and chemical sprays can help keep mosquitoes at bay, infectious disease specialists say the best way to protect yourself from West Nile is to get rid of any standing water in your yard. Lipscomb University Disease Ecologist Professor James English used to head the West Nile program for the U.S. Navy. He says a pool cover, even a gutter that doesn't drain properly, can be a breeding ground for mosquito larvae.
"A small puddle, a can with some water in it," says English. "Mosquitoes only need a cup of water to breed, and usually if you're getting bitten by mosquitoes, they're breeding within eyesight."
"It's something that's a serious reminder that don't wait until we have a death, don't wait until you have a confirmed case, but really all through mosquito season people should take precautions to avoid biting mosquitoes," says Metro Health Department's Brian Todd.
Dawn and dusk are the time mosquitoes are most active. Long sleeves and repellent that contains deet is your best protection. Officials say the West Nile threat will end with our first frost.
"Yeah," says South Nashville resident Arthur Johnson. "We'll get rid of these mosquitoes one way or another."
Johnson lives off Anderson Road in Antioch, one of the areas Metro Health Department traps have found mosquitoes infected with the West Nile virus. One of Johnson's South Nashville neighbors is the city's first West Nile fatality since 2003.
"I'm out here today," says Johnson. "I had just kinda seen some debris laying around and thought I'd start a fire, see if I could get rid of any mosquitoes left in the neighborhood."
Other than the part of town he lived in, South Nashville, about the only thing we know about the victim in this case is that he was 70 years old and he had underlying medical problems. While smoke and chemical sprays can help keep mosquitoes at bay, infectious disease specialists say the best way to protect yourself from West Nile is to get rid of any standing water in your yard. Lipscomb University Disease Ecologist Professor James English used to head the West Nile program for the U.S. Navy. He says a pool cover, even a gutter that doesn't drain properly, can be a breeding ground for mosquito larvae.
"A small puddle, a can with some water in it," says English. "Mosquitoes only need a cup of water to breed, and usually if you're getting bitten by mosquitoes, they're breeding within eyesight."
"It's something that's a serious reminder that don't wait until we have a death, don't wait until you have a confirmed case, but really all through mosquito season people should take precautions to avoid biting mosquitoes," says Metro Health Department's Brian Todd.
Dawn and dusk are the time mosquitoes are most active. Long sleeves and repellent that contains deet is your best protection. Officials say the West Nile threat will end with our first frost.
Tuesday, October 9 2012, 10:38 PM CDT
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Ky. veteran killed in Afghanistan blast
May 17, 2013 23:53 GMT
FORT THOMAS, Ky. (AP) -- A Kentucky veteran who was working as a civilian contractor in Afghanistan has died in an explosion in Kabul that killed at least 15 people including six Americans.
The father of 26-year-old Michael Robert Bradford of Fort Thomas said his son was smart, good in different sports and about to become a father.
Gary "Moose" Bradford, also of Fort Thomas, told The Kentucky Enquirer (http://bit.ly/12i0nVO ) he found about his son's death from Michael Bradford's wife, Sasha, on Thursday afternoon. He said he was in total disbelief.
The couple's first child is due in a few weeks.
Two American soldiers were killed along with four American civilian contractors with DynCorp International, based in Falls Church, Va.
Other survivors include his mother, Linda Bradford of Johnson City, Tenn.
Information from: The Kentucky Enquirer, http://www.nky.com
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