KERN MOSQUITO

The Kern Mosquito & Vector Control District is an independent district formed pursuant to the California Health and Safety Code, Section 2000 et seq. The District was formed in 1916, but began control operations in August of 1917 and was originally named the Dr. Morris Mosquito Abatement District. Dr. Morris was a well-known local physician and County Health Officer who was responsible for initiating the formation of the District. The original District encompassed 48 square miles and its objective was to control mosquitoes and malaria along the Kern River and its sloughs... Kern MVCD works closely with Kern County Public Health Services to combat mosquito-borne diseases. Linked is Kern Public Health Services' webpage on the current West Nile virus activity in Kern County…

Primary location: Bakersfield United States