Full Notification

In response to mosquito-borne disease surveillance, Dallas County Health and Human Services (DCHHS) has scheduled truck-applied mosquito spraying

• City: Sachse
• Date(s): Friday August 5 & Sunday August 7, 2016
• Time: 9:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.
• Area: Zone 1, North of HWY 78 (please see attached map)

This is a tentative schedule and is subject to change without notice due to disease priorities, weather or unforeseen circumstances.

Individuals are recommended to stay indoors while the treatment is being conducted in their area.

DCHHS continues to encourage residents to take the following precautions to reduce mosquito bites and mosquitoes: 

• Wear long, loose-fitting, light clothing to avoid mosquito bites at DUSK and DAWN when mosquitoes are most active.
• Use EPA-approved insect repellents containing DEET
• Deep door and window screens in good condition and frames sealed tightly to prevent mosquitoes from entering the house.
• Dump, drain and reduce standing water and mosquito breeding sources outside your house.

For additional information and/or maps of West Nile Virus and treatment areas visit the following DCHHS website: www.dallascounty.org/department/hhs/home.html