Crews Spraying Near High School After Zika Diagnosis
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GRAND PRAIRIE (CBDSFW.COM) - Crews this week are spraying for mosquitoes around South Grand Prairie High School after someone close to campus was diagnosed with the Zika virus.
The city confirmed its first infected resident lives within a few blocks north of the school, which is scheduled to start class August 22nd.
Neighbor Diana Riojas says the ground spraying offers her some relief.
"We're all scared to come outside. We're… inside 'cause we're worrying are there mosquitoes around us or what? Any little bite we get, we worry," she said.
Grand Prairie officials said its resident caught Zika while travelling out of the country in Trinidad.
Now, it wants to keep local mosquitoes from becoming infected and spreading the virus to others.
"Of course, it's concerning," said Cynthia Lewis.
City workers are going door to door, notifying neighbors and offering to spray their properties with insecticide.
The ground spraying is an added precaution.
Testing Thursday, meanwhile, confirmed Dallas County's 24th case of Zika in a 17-year-old Dallas resident who traveled to Jamaica.
So far none of the cases have come from local mosquitoes, but health officials know that could change any day.
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