{"id":282262,"date":"2026-09-09T14:46:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T14:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/282262\/"},"modified":"2026-09-09T14:46:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T14:46:11","slug":"west-nile-virus-in-philadelphia-how-to-prevent-mosquitos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/282262\/","title":{"rendered":"West Nile Virus in Philadelphia: How to prevent mosquitos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">With at least four human cases of <a data-ylk=\"slk:West Nile Virus in Philadelphia;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/state\/pennsylvania\/philadelphia\/2026\/09\/08\/philadelphia-reports-first-west-nile-virus-cases-of-2026\/91655555007\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">West Nile Virus in Philadelphia<\/a> as of Sept. 4, the city is releasing some advice for residents.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to the Department of Public Health, the virus has been reported in 46 of Pennsylvania&#8217;s 67 counties.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The best way to stay healthy? Preventing mosquitos.<\/p>\n<p>How to prevent mosquitos in, around your home<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Much of the mosquito prevention tips from the city&#8217;s health department involve eliminating standing water from your property.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Even the smallest vessel, like a soda bottle lid, can be a breeding ground for mosquitos if collecting standing water.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The city advises residents to check things like flowerpots, pet bowls, bird baths, pool covers and other items a couple of times a week for standing water that needs to be dumped.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Other prevention tips include emptying kiddie pools after use, keeping drains and gutters unclogged and utilizing well-fitting screens for doors and windows.<\/p>\n<p>How is Philadelphia preventing West Nile Virus<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">As of Sept. 4, the city&#8217;s Vector Control Services program had already sprayed over 50,000 storm drains to prevent mosquito breeding.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">If you have a mosquito problem, you can report it to the health department by calling 215.685.9000<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Kaitlyn McCormick is a Philadelphia-based reporter writing all things trending, breaking and city-related for USA TODAY&#8217;s Philadelphia Metro Connect Team.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: <a data-ylk=\"slk:West Nile Virus in Philadelphia: How to prevent mosquitos;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/state\/pennsylvania\/philadelphia\/2026\/09\/09\/how-to-avoid-prevent-west-nile-virus-in-philadelphia\/91659760007\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">West Nile Virus in Philadelphia: How to prevent mosquitos<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"With at least four human cases of West Nile Virus in Philadelphia as of Sept. 4, the city&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":282263,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[78337,106375,69,71,70,117891,2140],"class_list":["post-282262","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-philadelphia","tag-department-of-public-health","tag-mosquitos","tag-philadelphia","tag-philadelphia-headlines","tag-philadelphia-news","tag-standing-water","tag-west-nile-virus"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/282262","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=282262"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/282262\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/282263"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=282262"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=282262"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=282262"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}