Katrina could create West Nile outbreaks [View All]

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by SCOTT DYER
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Advocate staff writer

As East Baton Rouge Parish cleans up after Hurricane Katrina, city-parish officials are concerned that the next big threat may come from West Nile virus.

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"These mosquitoes weren't blown away by Hurricane Katrina. Just like you and me, they sought shelter," Yates said.

But now that the storm has passed, the mosquitoes are hungry. "They'll be coming out tonight to bite," Yates said.

Many parish residents without electrical power will be sleeping with open windows, and that could provide extra access for the southern house mosquitoes, which feed mostly at night, Yates said.

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