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# Q-Line asks readers how worried they are about West Nile Virus
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/072204-story/
- Published: 2004-07-22T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T04:45:23.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Health, Santa Monica, #archive-import

Los Angeles County health officials recently posted warnings at area parks that West Nile Virus could be in the area.

Officials recommend residents avoid spending time outside during dawn or dusk, drain any puddles of water where mosquitos gather, and wear bug repellent, shoes, pants and long sleeves when mosquitos are most active.

Though the sometimes-fatal disease hasn’t been detected in Santa Monica, it is moving westward, and officials expect it will infect all areas of LA County by the end of the year. There have been no reported deaths in California.

So this week, Q-Line wants to know, “How concerned are you about West Nile Virus? What steps, if any, should the city take to protect residents?”

Call (310) 285-8106 with your responses by Friday at 5 p.m. We’ll print them in our weekend edition. Please limit your comments to a minute or less. It might help to think first about the wording of your response.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on July 22, 2004.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/072204.pdf?ref=smdp.com)