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Disease Carrying Insects Program - Fight the Bite!

May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month in Fairfax County. Don't get sick from the bite of a tick!

FIGHT THE BITE!

The bite of an infected mosquito, tick or other disease carrying insect may result in a life-changing illness, such as West Nile virus or Lyme disease. The Disease Carrying Insect Program (DCIP), established in 2003, works to minimize the threat of insect-borne diseases through active surveillance, vector management, and community education activities to help protect county residents. Read our mission statement.

Please note: We are a public health agency and do not spray to control nuisance mosquitoes. Only under exceptional circumstances will the Health Department spray insecticides in county property to control adult mosquitoes, and in these rare cases, the spray will target only those mosquitoes which transmit disease to humans. The county does not spray on private property.

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Disease Carrying Insects Program - Fight the Bite!

FIGHT THE BITE!

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