Show The Herald Journal Logan Utah Sunday 0 Utah braces for West Nile virus arrival ' KAYSVILLfi(AF) — Above Gary Hatch's desk is a framed poem entitled ‘'Mosquitoes are like arithmetic" "They add to misety subtract frompleasurc divide your attention and multiply quickly” It’s that last part of the equation that Hatch manager for the Davis County Mosquito Abatement District is hying to thwart Mosquitoes are expected to be more than a nuisance this summer in Utah which many health experts say will lose its distinction as one of only three states yet to officially see the West Nile virus The vims lolled 277 people nation- mosquito population" Hatch said The West’s lingering drought will likely play stole in the spread of the virus this summer Lower water levels won’t mean fewer mosqui- toes Komar said Lawsuit filed against plan to protect tortoises S ALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A group of enthusi"There are types of mosquitoes that breed around people’s asts has sued the federal government claiming a homes and agricultural areas decade-lon- g effort to protect There is water in those areas the desert tortoise isn’t work whether or not there is a drought” he said' “(A drought ing The lawsuit filed in federal will) will favor breeding of in Utah this week says court where areas in mosquitoes the Fish and Wildlife Ser- US and live people grow crops” vice isn’t doing the right Komar also says foe virus has probably already reached things to protect the threat? ened tortoise in the four WestUtah but has gone undetected ern states where it lives A case appeared in Mesa The standard practice has the Utah Colo near County border “Given that it’s on the been to clore tortoise habitat vehicles cattle to d border there’s a good chance and it’s already seeded in Utah” grazing development But David Hubbard a CaliKomar said fornia attorney for the d Michelle Korth with the office of epidemiology at the groups said tortoise popula-have continued to drop tions Utah Department of Heath in foe areas that have been says while officials prepare to closed to vehicles He thinks defect foe virus in Utah resiit’s proof that humans and dents should know ways to their machines aren’t to blame avoid infection fa- the animal’s decline If people are going to be The lawsuit claims the real dawn ami outdoors during dusk hours — prime mosquito reason the tortoise is dying off is the spread of a respiratory feeding time — they should tract disease The wear tong sleeves and pants want the government to focus Adults should also use an on curing that disease rather insect repellent with 30 to 35 ' than barring vehicle access children while DEET percent Another reason 2 12 to use should repelages for lent with only 10 percent population is the fact that ravens eat baby DEET It is not recommended the lawsuit contends ' to apply repellent to infants The government has yet to and toddlers younger than twb respond to the lawsuit: off-ro- ad - lastyear The virus can be contracted by anyone though people over 50 are more susceptible to more advanced symptoms and severe neurological dis- - off-roa- ' AP photo Paul Qinee uses a dipper in the swampy areas around the Great Salt Lake looking for mosquito larvae to be collected and tested for West N9e virus Wednesday In KaysvHe Utah health and agricultural work-er- a are teaming with veterinarians and mosquito abatement districts to report and potentially quash any Dr Nicholas Komar a biologist with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Fort Collins Colo has been focusing on West Nile for four yean He says the public health threat is more extensive than last year’s reported deaths Patients who survive advanced stages of the disease often end up with brain damage he Said adding it’s possible that those with few symptoms will see further complications later in life Komar said while the CDC reported 4161 human cases it’s likely that nearly 600000 'outbreaks people were infected with symptoms so minor that they didn’t seek medical attention and didn't know West Nile was a culprit “I wouldn't just use foe number of deaths to measure how bad a public health protv lem it is" be said Utah health and agricultural workers are teaming with veterinarians and mosquito abatement districts to report and potentially quash any outbreaks Hatch says Davis County will heighten efforts SALT LAKE CTTY(AP) — Attorney General Mark Shurtl-e- ff has changed the name of Utah’s Rachael Alert program to Amber Alert so that it conforms to the national program Congress has approved Utah’s alert was named after Rachael Runyan a Sunset girl who was kidnapped and murdered in 1982 Utah created the ninth statewide program and today 40 states have Amber Alerts Shurtleff said the name change is just to avoid confu- sion since Congress’s Thurs- day approval of the Amber Alert as part of a Rachael Runyan through an award that will honor members of the public who help find perpetrators or missing children Utah has used tire alert system twice in the year the network has been in operation The first was June 5 when Elizabeth Smart was abducted from her Salt Lake City bedroom She was found walking in Sandy on March 12 with her two alleged abductors The second was Jan 29 Nicholas when Tripplett was taken from the ZCMI mall food court He was found the next day five hours after the alert wait out two were arrested fa the crime child-protecti- on bill The alert notifies the public without harming other aquatic life or birds The location i$ entered into a global satellite positioning system and notes are made on foe number of larvae and die treatment This particular spot willbechecked weekly Frequent checks are key Hatch says1 because most mosquitoes can go from egg to adult in seven to 10 days some take four five days “The next two months are very critical both wjfo the drought and in toms of the larvae and increase their adult mosquito collections for test- ing On a recent early April day Hatch checked on some waters who found stagnant puddles where foe trickle of a stream might run later in the -- ' spring The workers had found active larvae in the water and sprinkled it with pieces of com cob coated with a bacte- ria spore The pesticide should kill the young mosquitoes a off-roa- - 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