Huron receives $9,286 grant for mosquito control
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PIERRE — More than 200 South Dakota cities, counties and tribes will share in $499,767 in grants intended to control mosquitoes and prevent West Nile virus (WNV), the Department of Health announced today.
Heartland towns that received part of that total include: Broadland, $500; Conde, $881; De Smet, $4,311; Doland, $882; Highmore, $1200; Hitchcock, $1,241; Huron, $9,286; Letcher, $2,502; Miller, $3,055; Redfield, $5,583; Spink County, $6,000; Virgil, $700; Wessington Springs, $1,610; Willow Lake, $1,500; Wolsey, $2,144; Woonsocket, $2,500.
“South Dakota has a disproportionately high number of WNV cases when compared to other states. Local mosquito control efforts play a vital role in protecting our communities,” said Bill Chalcraft, administrator of public health preparedness and response for the Department of Health.
Since its first human WNV case in 2002, the state has reported 2,432 human cases, including 778 hospitalizations and 42 deaths.
Every county has reported cases. This season South Dakota reported its first human WNV case in a blood donor from Todd County earlier this month.
