Bankruptcy

Foreclosure Crisis Becomes Health Problem

By J. Michael McBride

The growing number of foreclosures has begun effecting more than our economy, it now may be leading to a growing health crisis. In Bakersfield, California the large number of foreclosures have been corresponding to the spread of the West Nile virus. Mosquitoes have been breeding in the plethora of abandoned swimming pools and have so far led to 140 diagnosed cases of the virus in Bakersfield alone in 2007. This number is nearly three times higher than the previous year. Although Californian public-health officials have been complaining of the growing spread of West Nile due to neglected swimming pools, this study in Bakersfield is the first to accurately record the effect.

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http://www2.presstelegram.com/news/ci_9508908

Chris

Full post as published by Texas Lawyer Blog on November 06, 2008 (boomark / email).