Health officials are urging New York residents to take precautions after mosquitoes carrying West Nile virus and Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus were found in the state.
Two human cases of West Nile virus have been identified in Staten Island and one case has been identified in a horse in Oneida County. Most people infected with the mosquito-borne virus either show no symptoms or suffer a flu-like illness. A small number develop a serious illness that can lead to neurological damage.
Eastern Equine Encephalitis cases have been identified in 15 pools of mosquitoes in Oswego and Chautauqua counties. There have been no human cases in New York.
Protective measures against mosquitoes include eliminating standing water, using repellent, wearing long-sleeve shirts and long pants, and repairing doors and screens for tight fits.
(AP)
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Thousands of residents living in dozens of neighborhoods at the center of the “Big Apple” are the latest victims to be forcibly sprayed with toxic pesticides as part of the ongoing, nationwide propaganda circus involving West Nile virus (WNv). Reports indicate that thousands of Manhattanites and others living in Brooklyn and elsewhere have already begun to be doused with Anvil, a toxic insecticide chemical linked to endocrine disruption, liver damage, infertility, cognitive damage, and cancer, among other conditions.
West Nile virus may not even exist.
What is even more disturbing about all the WNv hysteria; however, is the fact that the disease itself may not even exist. Freelance investigative reporter Jon Rappoport recently wrote a piece about how there is no concrete scientific evidence proving that WNv is even a real disease, as it has never been isolated and examined. The symptoms associated with the disease that is currently being correlated with mosquito bites here in the U.S. are likely being caused by some other factor.
One such possibility is that the individuals who are being diagnosed with WNv virus are actually suffering from exposure to environmental chemicals and air pollution. If this is the case, spraying Anvil as a supposed remedy will only make the problem worse, and potentially exacerbate the number of people who become ill or die from compounded chemical exposure.