The Tuscarawas County and New Philadelphia Health Departments will be spraying for mosquitoes this week.
Spraying will take place from 8 to 11pm on this Wednesday in Dover, and in Goshen and York Townships. Thursday’s spraying will be in Uhrichsville and Dennison. People with respiratory problems should try to remain indoors during those times.
Health Department Director of Community Relations Jennifer Demuth mosquitoes carrying West Nile virus and La Crosse virus are active in Tuscarawas County.
Residents can contact the health department to request to be put on a no-spray list. Demuth says the spraying in the townships is related to a positive West Nile test in a pool of mosquitoes in New Philadelphia.
New Philadelphia’s health department will spray for mosquitoes around Tuscora Park and from Commercial Avenue to the Southside Community Park, and Soccer Complex. This will be Thursday starting around 8:45pm.
In addition, spraying will take place near Bluebell Drive Northwest and Front Avenue Southwest. That’s where the mosquito pool tested positive for West Nile Virus.
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