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Central Park Re-Opens After Spraying for Mosquitoes Carrying West Nile Virus

Aired July 25, 2000 - 9:23 a.m. ET

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.

DARYN KAGAN, CNN ANCHOR: Now to New York, where Central Park is open once again. Authorities had closed the park to spray for mosquitoes that carried the West Nile Virus.

Bill Delaney is at Central Park, he joins us now with the latest -- Bill.

BILL DELANEY, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, thanks, Daryn.

You know, on the surface here on Central Park South, at the southern tip of Central Park, things couldn't look more normal. People are walking to work, bicycling, jogging, walking their dogs. But something has changed here with the discovery of those infected mosquitoes, infected with West Nile Virus. It is the first time that virus has been detected in Manhattan. And that's why, as you mentioned Daryn, the park was closed last night. It as closed from 10:00 in the evening until 5:00 in the morning. So that ground-based spraying of the pesticides Anvil (ph) and Scourge (ph) could begin.

Now, West Nile is passed between birds and mosquitoes. And all 40 infected birds and three pools of infected mosquitoes, including one pool here in Central Park now, have been found in New York City and eight neighboring counties of New York, Connecticut and New Jersey.

Now, the city insists the pesticides are safe. They have urged people fortunate enough to live on the lovely fringes of this park to close their windows and turn off their air conditioners during the hours that the pesticide is being sprayed, as they have urged people in other parks of new York City to do that.

But, as I said, this morning the spraying is over and the park seems very much back to normal. People in New York City seeming to heed the advice of Mayor Rudy Giuliani, which is to take this seriously, to take precautions, not to use sprays to wear protective clothing in the dusk and evening hours, when mosquitoes are most prevalent. But, for the most part, no evidence of panic here in Manhattan. There will be more spraying, though, in Manhattan tonight from 23rd Street all the way up to 110th street, from river to river -- Daryn.

KAGAN: All right, Bill, you keep those long sleeves on. Take cover. I just walked in Central Park on Monday or a week ago. TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com

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