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Two dead birds, one found in Pleasanton and the other in Oakland, have tested positive for West Nile Virus, reported the Alameda County Mosquito Abatement District.
This is the first indication of active virus transmission this year, according to the district. The birds were both American crows.
Since West Nile Virus is a mosquito-transmitted disease, controlling the mosquito population is paramount. District staff routinely inspects and treats all known mosquito sources, including but not limited to storm drains, catch basins and neglected swimming pools.
“Mosquitoes must have standing water to complete their lifecycle,” said District Manager Chindi Peavey. “We need all residents of the county, especially those in the positive bird areas, to check their own front and back yards for any standing water and dump it.”
“Personal protection measures are also very important, ” Peavey said. “Use mosquito repellent containing either DEET, picaridin, IR3535, or oil of lemon eucalyptus and wear long sleeves and long pants when going outside; put screens on your windows and doors.”
Residents may contact the Mosquito Abatement District if they are being bothered by mosquitoes or know of a potential mosquito breeding source.
As part of an on-going surveillance program, the Alameda County Mosquito Abatement District is asking the public to report any dead tree squirrels or wild birds, especially crows, ravens, jays, magpies and birds of prey that have been dead less than 48 hours (and show no signs of decomposition), to the California Department of Public Health. The website address for reporting the dead birds is www.westnile.ca.gov. They can also be reached by phone at (877) WNV-BIRD (968-2473).
Community of Pleasanton, those who have any sense of observation, probably came across a crow,raven, between the streets of Blacow and Kolln, off Valley Ave.,lying in the middle of the sidewalk,a few nights ago. Passed by while driving westbound and decided to drive around to provide proper location to whomever I called within the City. Although having confidence in my intuition, when I arrived home and looked through the local phonebook for a number to call, I decided to call the general number of Pleasanton and received no answer. Thank you for the article and information. City of Pleasanton was probably not the agency to call.
One thing left out of the article is for people to report algae pools and ponds to Alamada County.
Last year during the summer months, when my dog was alive, I used to walk her daily around the Ironwood Pool area. In doing so I would notice due to their watering system that there were puddles of water around some of the boulders in the area. I called the Mosquito Abatement Services Co. that takes care of this and reported it. They immediately came out and sprayed those areas with standing water. After doing so they phoned me to say they had finished and would checking the area again in a matter of weeks. With all the people using the swimming pool during the summer months, this could have been a real problem if people were to have gotten bitten by an infected mosquito’s. The moral of the stay is, watch for any places where there is standing water.
Frankly, they make it difficult to report dead birds. The web site makes you ID what kind of bird it is, and they don’t provide a phone number. We had a dead bird in our yard a couple of months ago that I could not ID. It turned out not to matter because later that day it disappeared.
I blame the Bart. Ever since they put the extension in to Pleasanton, all kinds of unsavory characters keep making their way to this area and causing havoc. When will it end!!!
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