May 11, 2016 — WEST DEPTFORD, NJ — A batch of 5,000 little fish have a big battle ahead of them in West Deptford Township and hopefully they are hungry. As warm and muggy summer months approach, so does a heightened risk for the spread of dangerous mosquito transmitted viruses.
South Jersey is starting its annual war against mosquitoes with a little extra urgency.
“It’s even more important with the increase of the Zika virus coming this way and the effects that is having on human life and unborn lives,” said Gloucester County Freeholder Director, Robert M. Damminger.
The Zika virus is carried by mosquitos from a person who is infected to others. Images of the effects it has had globally are as well-known as they are heartbreaking.