Office of Emergency Management | Emergency Procedures | Campus
Health The Texas Department of State Health Services urges
people to take precautions to reduce the risk of contracting
West Nile virus, a mosquito borne illness. People should use
insect repellent when outdoors and avoid going outside at dusk
and dawn. There has been a higher than usual number of human
West Nile cases in Texas this year due to the warm winter and
recent rains, particularly in the North Texas region. Find
additional West Nile Information: Take the following
precautions: - Use an approved insect repellent every time you
go outside and follow the instructions on the label. Approved
repellents are those that contain DEET, picaridin, or oil of
lemon eucalyptus. - Regularly drain standing water, including
water that collects in empty cans, tires, buckets, clogged rain
gutters, and saucers under potted plants. Mosquitoes breed in
stagnant water. - Wear long sleeves and pants at dawn and dusk
when mosquitoes are most active. - Use air co