Press Releases

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Press Release Tire Recycle Drive

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 4, 2026 Contact: Geoff Taylor, District Manager Jackson County Vector Control District 541-826-2199 office@jcvcd.gov   JCVCD collects 9,500 tires during annual recycle drive Program eliminates mosquito […]

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Press Release: Lyme Disease Awareness

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 11, 2026 Jackson County Recognizes Lyme Disease Awareness Month and Highlights Local Tick Research Jackson County Vector Control District (JCVCD) is observing Lyme Disease Awareness Month […]

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News Release: Aedes aegypti mosquitoes found in Jackson County 

Media Contacts: Jonathan Modie, OHA, PHD. Communications@oha.oregon.gov Tanya Phillips, Jackson County Health & Human Services, phillitf@jacksoncountyor.gov PORTLAND, Ore. – Oregon Health Authority (OHA), Jackson County Vector Control and Jackson County […]

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Mosquito Pool Tests Positive for West Nile Virus in Jackson County

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   August 13, 2024   Mosquito Pool Tests Positive for West Nile Virus in Jackson County   Jackson County, Ore.— On August 12, 2024, a single mosquito […]

Additional Mosquitoes Test Positive for West Nile Virus 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jackson County, Ore.—More mosquitos tested positive for West Nile virus in Jackson County this week.  The mosquitoes came from 3 areas located around Central Point, White City, […]

Mosquitoes Test Positive for West Nile Virus in Jackson County

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jackson County, Ore.—West Nile virus has been detected in mosquitoes collected in two areas around Central Point and White City on August 25th, 2022.  This is the […]

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Samples Test Positive for West Nile Virus in Jackson County

West Nile virus has been detected in mosquitoes collected east of White City, Oregon on August 18th, 2020.  “Oregon State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory in Corvallis confirmed the positive mosquito […]