FULTON COUNTY -- Fulton County Health Services will begin barrier spraying areas identified as sites where mosquitoes tested positive as carriers of the West Nile Virus. In preparation for the concert at Wolf Creek Amphitheater being held on Saturday, September 1, 2012, Health Services will barrier spray the venue in order to best protect citizens and visitors attending the concert. The spraying will have no adverse effect on the health of concert goers, residents or businesses located in the surrounding area.

Barrier Spraying is considered an adulticide.  The process includes delivering a chemical called Permethrin as a fine mist onto foliage and surrounding vegetation in the affected areas.

Veterans of all branches of the military are invited to attend a Resource Forum on Tuesday, August 21 starting at 11:00am at the North Fulton Service Center located at 7741 Roswell Road in Sandy Springs, GA.   The event is sponsored by Fulton County Health Services to inform veterans about services available for them and their families.  

The special forum is for current and former members of the US Armed Forces and their family members.  Attendees will receive information about accessing primary care, behavioral health, substance abuse, and social services resources in Fulton County.  The forum will also feature presentations from 11:00am – 12:30pm by three leading veteran’s organizations, Veterans Heart Georgia, BraveHeart and the US Department of Veterans Affairs.

“We are grateful for all servicemen and women and hope they will take advantage of the health and social services provided by Fulton County,” s

Fulton County Health Services urges residents to use preventive measures to deter mosquito growth in their neighborhoods.  West Nile Virus (WNV) can cause a serious illness and is transmitted from mosquitoes to humans.  The occurrence of this virus increases in the summer and continues into the fall. 

“We are entering the season for increased mosquito activity,” says Patrice A. Harris, MD, Director of Fulton County Health Services.  “In 2011, two human cases of West Nile Virus were identified in Fulton. It is important for us to continue our prevention program and for everyone to use preventive measures to protect themselves and their families against the virus.”