San Gabriel Valley vector control urges mosquito prevention in Pasadena

The City of Pasadena and the San Gabriel Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District urged residents to take steps to prevent mosquito breeding and reduce the risk of mosquito-borne disease, the Rose City Report said.

The segment advised removing stagnant water and wearing mosquito repellent as prevention measures and identified West Nile virus as an example of a mosquito-transmitted illness. The broadcast included the statement that mosquitoes are "surprisingly the deadliest creatures on the planet, killing over 1 million people yearly," a claim presented in the report and attributed to the awareness message.

The segment directed listeners to sgvmosquito.org for more tips. The program did not provide local case counts or specify which mosquito-borne illnesses have been confirmed in Pasadena during the current season.