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"Temperatures are beginning to warm up, and that means we'll soon
start to see more mosquitoes. These funds will allow local health
departments to take action now in order to help reduce the risk of
West Nile virus-related illnesses and deaths in Illinois," said Dr.
Eric E. Whitaker, Illinois Department of Public Health director.
Funding for the grants comes from a special 50-cent fee on new
tires. The fee was put into place in 2003 to create a public health
emergency fund to help pay for human, mosquito and bird surveillance
for mosquito-borne disease.
Eighty-seven local health departments in areas of the state that
documented West Nile virus activity last year will receive West Nile
virus prevention grants this year for surveillance, testing of birds
and mosquitoes, training, mosquito larviciding, and public
information.
"Local health departments are receiving this funding before the
mosquito season hits so they have time to make needed arrangements
with local municipalities and mosquito control contractors,"
Whitaker said. "If we can take steps early to control the mosquito
population in Illinois, we can reduce the risk of West Nile virus
through the state."
The primary responsibility for local health departments
concerning West Nile virus is surveillance because it must be
conducted statewide. Mosquito control is a secondary objective for
local health departments, and some assist municipal mosquito control
programs. Historically, municipalities conduct mosquito control
operations. In preparation for the upcoming season, local
municipalities and mosquito abatement districts need to plan and
budget for adequate mosquito control measures.
West Nile virus activity has occurred in Illinois throughout the
summers of 2001 through 2006. During 2002, Illinois led the nation
with more than 800 human cases and more than 60 deaths. After the
cool summers of 2003 and 2004, West Nile virus activity in Illinois
resurged during the hot summers of 2005 and 2006. How active West
Nile virus is during 2007 may be dependent on summer temperatures.
Additional information about West Nile virus is available online
from the Department of Public Health at
www.idph.state.il.us/envhealth/wnv.htm.
Grants were awarded to the following local health departments for
April 1, 2007, through March 31, 2008:
|
Local health department |
Total award |
| Adams County |
$17,531.75 |
| Bond County |
6,011.18 |
| Boone County |
2,000.00 |
| Brown County |
889.49 |
| Bureau County |
4,532.47 |
| Carroll County |
2,000.00 |
| Cass County |
1,000.00 |
| Champaign County |
8,537.55 |
| Champaign-Urbana Public Health
District |
12,339.11 |
| Chicago Department of Public
Health |
660,789.79 |
| Christian County |
5,527.04 |
| Clark County |
1,000.00 |
| Clay County |
1,863.44 |
| Clinton County |
2,000.00 |
| Coles County |
2,000.00 |
| Cook County |
566,318.81 |
| Crawford County |
3,617.52 |
| Cumberland County |
1,000.00 |
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|
Local health department |
Total award |
| DeKalb County |
13,386.58 |
| DeWitt-Piatt Bi-County Health
Department |
2,000.00 |
| Douglas County |
2,000.00 |
| DuPage County |
207,679.82 |
| Eastside Public Health District |
17,597.95 |
| Edgar County |
1,000.00 |
| Effingham County |
6,385.23 |
| Egyptian Health Department |
6,830.52 |
| Fayette County |
1,000.00 |
| Ford-Iroquois Bi-County Health
Department |
12,367.47 |
| Franklin-Williamson Bi-County
Health Department |
14,838.55 |
| Fulton County |
4,805.79 |
| Greene County |
1,000.00 |
| Grundy County |
2,000.00 |
| Hancock County |
2,000.00 |
| Henderson County |
1,817.17 |
| Henry County |
8,529.73 |
| Jackson County |
7,931.26 |
| Jasper County |
2,006.62 |
| Jefferson County |
6,125.11 |
| Jersey County |
1,000.00 |
| Jo Daviess County |
4,852.63 |
| Kane County |
93,929.56 |
| Kankakee County |
25,620.08 |
| Kendall County |
14,407.75 |
| Knox County |
7,555.56 |
| Lake County |
148,579.01 |
| LaSalle County |
27,366.22 |
| Lawrence County |
1,000.00 |
| Lee County |
5,588.09 |
| Livingston County |
2,000.00 |
| Logan County |
2,000.00 |
| Macon County |
13,412.99 |
| Macoupin County |
13,150.91 |
| Madison County |
35,140.22 |
| Marion County |
7,335.77 |
| Marshall County |
1,000.00 |
| Mason County |
1,000.00 |
| McDonough County |
2,000.00 |
| McHenry County |
61,162.68 |
| McLean County |
36,220.71 |
| Menard County |
2,000.00 |
| Mercer County |
1,000.00 |
| Monroe-Randolph Bi-County
Health Department |
8,872.53 |
| Montgomery County |
5,049.80 |
| Morgan County |
6,686.25 |
| Moultrie County |
3,828.50 |
| Ogle County |
8,531.26 |
| Peoria City/County |
20,251.17 |
| Perry County |
1,000.00 |
| Pike County |
1,000.00 |
| Putnam County |
1,605.54 |
| Rock Island County |
34,979.81 |
| Sangamon County |
44,982.84 |
| Schuyler County |
1,000.00 |
| Scott County |
2,000.00 |
| Shelby County |
1,000.00 |
| Southern Seven |
8,211.89 |
| St. Clair County |
19,219.82 |
| Stephenson County |
13,141.81 |
| Tazewell County |
14,783.97 |
| Vermilion County |
12,740.26 |
| Wabash County |
1,000.00 |
| Washington County |
1,000.00 |
| Wayne County |
1,000.00 |
| Whiteside County |
8,034.84 |
| Will County |
116,256.18 |
| Winnebago County |
29,701.96 |
| Woodford County |
6,539.45 |
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$2,500,000.00 |
[Text from news
release received from
the
Illinois Office of
Communication and Information]
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