The Ohio Department of Health recommends the following:

• Avoid outdoor activities between dusk and dawn whenever possible
• Wear socks, shoes, long pants and light-sleeved shirts in light colors when mosquitoes are active.
• Use mosquito repellant according to label instructions.
• Close windows and doors and maintain secure screens.
• Eliminate mosquito breeding sites by removing discarded tires and water-holding containers from the property, cleaning gutters, maintaining pools, pool covers, bird baths and any other items that may collect water.
• Help remind neighbors of the dangers of standing water.

For more information on West Nile virus, visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Web site at http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/westnile/q&a.htm.