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Mosquitos carrying West Nile Virus detected in three more Pittsburgh neighborhoods

By Patrick Damp

/ CBS Pittsburgh

Mosquito spraying happening in three neighborhoods

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - Three more Pittsburgh neighborhoods have just been discovered to have mosquitos with West Nile Virus. 

The Allegheny County Health Department will be out tonight spraying mosquito pesticides in Beltzhoover, Hill District, Lawrenceville, as well as Schenley Park. 

The pesticides are not harmful to humans or pets. 

West Nile Virus has been found in Allegheny County every year since 2002. 

Patrick Damp

Patrick Damp is a web producer for CBS Pittsburgh. A Pittsburgh native who grew up watching KDKA-TV, Patrick studied journalism at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. After half a decade in sports communication, Patrick decided to pursue his dream of working in journalism in his hometown and joined the CBS Pittsburgh team in 2019.

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