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Show 12 Yemal Erfr!$ Wednesday, June 28, 1 989 ' If 1 TI t ! hickens give warning of disease They appear to be a normal flock of chickens, but they are part of an early warning system of the presence pres-ence of encephalitis or brain fever carried by mosquitos. Western Equine Encephalitis and St. Louis Encephalitis, sometimes referred to as "brain fever," are diseases dis-eases of the central nervous system. They are caused by viruses which are naturally carried in local bird populations and transmitted from the birds to horses and humans through a bite from a locally abundance abun-dance mosquito species, Culex trasalis. St. Louis Encephalitis produces clinical illness in only humans. In their sever form the diseases may have symptoms of inflamation and injury of the meninges, brain and spinal cord. Every year there is a potential for an outbreak of the diseases, but mosquito control and monitoring of the diseases with a sentinel chicken flocks helps keep any outbreak in check. The Uintah County Mosquito Abatement District maintains two encephalitis surveillance sentinel chicken flocks. The Duchesne district dis-trict also maintains two flocks. Blood samples from the flocks arc drawn by abatement district personnel on a regular schedule from May through October and arc tested by the Utah State Health Department for evidence evi-dence of local encephalitis virus activity. ac-tivity. Such advance warning allows the Abatement District time to intensify in-tensify control measures specifically targeting the mosquito species which carry the disease prior to possible pos-sible transmission to cquincs or humans. hu-mans. In 1 986, five chickens from one Uintah Country surveillance flock tested positive for encephalitis four with Sl Louis Encephalitis anJ one with Western Equine. In 1987, via chickens from another Uintah County fkxk tested positive for Western Equine rjiecphalitis. AM in 1987 the nei.boring state of Colora!) etpEWJvcJ an epidemic tt n..vjLiU !vne A total ti 33 human ta rf Western fir-c and St LtHiti 1 j.r;!..!.;is t re-pntr4, re-pntr4, Nu-ncnm rrw we?C fttfttlrn di We ufin ruiftc Lfwq la!.as nd 28 t u- in Wc-Acm ts tf-,Ka!,;j$ t-ftc4 in th Vit .b t.un i !t jujmmfftf 1978. t-tit.f mcf t.-v4 i3 tX An cj--kfM t4 WcsSfffl lxi4-te I Jirrf K X t") 4 A ' J v . jfeiiM -V.MiMi;. ,fcS,.--.MOMft.iT, , , iwiiiiinfWWiMMirillllfllMW I Will Will W Ml I ll lill lllllll i ;-A-Wfir1fJliiiMmwillMaMWWM DISPLAY at the Utah Field House of Natural History displays the artwork of local members of the Ute Tribe. Museum, gardens make changes, add new displays MOSQUITO ABATEMENT employees Randy Sessions and David Sessions draw blood for a chicken to check for encephaltitus which is transmitted by mosquitoes. The blood is send to the Utah State Lab for evaluation. mcr of 1958. A total of 172 suspect cases of mosquito-bornc encephalitis encephali-tis in humans were reported. Cases of encephalitis seem to escalate es-calate during dry hot summers, said Dr. Steven V. Rommcy, Uinuh County Mosquito Abatement District director. Dr. Romncy said no one knows uhy there is a connection con-nection between dry weather and the diseases, but it is reason enough to drain water in small containers, such as rU Ures. paint cans, or phytic ptu!. The cnccphalius mosquito lays iu in any standing water unlike the mote common pasture ri..,j:;:vi ih.il lays it eg p in moist lV.c4tdluUh. Df. Rimwy ha WicjurJ t'al an ctyrmety h:h arl cHocyvc level c-f fhttv;y;iij CottA;! M tvg main U-r.rJ W L'mUt Cn:ft?y C ii in t (rr J 1 asfci t f mi..,tti r,.tU-Id r,.tU-Id tac Ken Urxr4 4l?c?y di ytif, VfS 10 Kal ulrjt rm- Uintah District and now most districts dis-tricts in Utah arc using them. Dr. Romncy gives Randy Sessions, district dis-trict employee, credit for the ATV idea, which has saved the district a large amount of money because it has replaced aerial application. Abatement pcrsoncl arc stringently stringent-ly trained in concepts of field biology biolo-gy and theory and techniques of mosquito control. They arc licensed and certified prior to engaging in active abatement procedures, Dr. Romncy said. Dr. Rommcy said he believes the Abatement District as implemented plays a major role in preventing the possible spread of cnccphalius to Uintah County citizens and their livestock. The Uintah County District is also maintaining a county-wide adult encephalitis en-cephalitis mosquito sampling system sys-tem employing specially designed mosquito light traps. For encephalitis to be transmitted via a mosquito bite to horses or humans, hu-mans, the mosquito vector, or carrier carri-er of the disease must fira have acquired ac-quired the virus by training a M4 meal from an infected bird The encephalitis mosquito bites tvr.ly ffttm jtunsci lo sunrve, while mo-4 if the o iher t'tntoh Ctxinty specie wi'4 biic en a 24 -hour baus. Major changes have taken place at the Utah Field House of Natural History State Park which include the removal of "Dippy," rearrangement rearrange-ment of prehistoric creatures and two temporary exhibits. Where has Dippy gone? Longtime Long-time residents and frequent visitors will notice the absence of the oldest member of the Dinosaur Gardens. The Diplodocus skeleton, originally erected in 1957, is no longer in its prime location along the south fence of the gardens. It was removed re-moved and taken to Dinolab in Salt Lake City for refurbishing. It will be remodeled and recast in fiberglass fiber-glass which will be much lighter and durable. It will be relumed in a new pose to the main hall of the Field House sometime next summer. sum-mer. To fill the bare spot left by Dippy, the Wooly Mammoth was moved into Dippy's place. Other creatures have been relocated so now they arc arranged by geologic time pcf'll. oldest to the north youngest to the south. In the main hall from the entrance of the museum, is the display "Willow, Deals and Butlsiin the Folk Art of Utah's Crcol Davin Tnbet," sjxmvifcd by t!c Utah Am Council Terity-kur artists ftm the t'te, SJ'-Vtie, Foiua ami CoshulC l'jt arc rrffcver.ted. Seven UmuH lU.in fc.v4cr,ts, CU!i4 Duncan, Mom Te-ip-,!, Dear-M Mtay. MjuiC M;nnrvg, Clarice Lopez, Darrell and Colleen Gardner, contributed traditional Ute handicrafts. Musical instruments, clothing and accessories, baskets and cradlcboards traditional items made by modern artisans arc on display. Each object and its maker arc profiled in a brief summary. sum-mary. This exhibit will remain on display through Sept. 1. Among Utah's culturally and linguistically lin-guistically related Great Basin Tribes the Goshutc, Paiutcs, Shoshoncs and Utcs arc a number num-ber of individuals who arc perpetuating perpetu-ating traditional aits. Basket forms, including household containers for gathering and storing food and ceremonial cere-monial forms for both Indian use and the tourist trade, arc still made by artists in the Goshutc and Ute Mounuin Ute communities. Brain-lanncd Brain-lanncd deer hides arc still being produced by some Utah artists while bead work, used to decorate the clothing worn at community and ceremonial celebrations or to produce pro-duce items fi the tourists tro4e, is particularly strung among the Northern Ute, Paiutc and Shoshone, In the mulu purpose fwm. the Outlaw Trad Testis al has ua ch.bn pftttulcd by Auer and RtU Woten and A1;-j I jii j.tll Tle display in-tlude in-tlude iu-m tv4 by wrtiKn t ( the Amrtuan West SesrfiJ i;rm we Cipin,i!!y t"w4 by J.uc KJtit, the het'fine tsf U.u sxit't O&Uv d. ; l)yt.V V- auui w:j t .h tV r. Rodeo clowns team up to bring best humor to rodeo Celebrate Independence from High Car Prices . it 1 I-t I-t . I I. I v. . V 1 : ti i - 1 K 1 t I 1 f;l 1:. 1 ' . i : . j ., t t . -3 i if .'.' r ) l.i ! -1 4 f ! 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