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CELEBRATING THE START OF SUMMER IN VIENNA! Those attending the ViVa! Vienna! celebration held over the Memorial Day weekend had to dodge some raindrops on occasion, but the result was worth it – about 100,000 people turned up for the annual start-of-summer-season festivities that spanned three days in the town. Above: Ava Plunkett-Saunders and Chase Kitchel hopped aboard a camouflage- and flag-embellished Humvee-style vehicle and took a spin. Left: Siblings Aiden and Gracie Guerrero glance back while on the dragon-themed roller coaster. Find more photos at www.insidenova.com/ news/fairfax. PHOTOS BY DEB KOLT
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With the recent spring rains followed by warmer weather, the Fairfax County Health Department is encouraging residents to “tip and toss” any water-holding containers and take other steps to protect against mosquitoes that can carry diseases, including the Zika virus. Zika is primarily transmitted to people by the bite of an infected Aedes-species mosquito, though less frequently, transmission may also occur between men and their sexual partners, from a pregnant woman to her fetus, and possibly through blood transfusion. So far, all 544 confirmed cases in the U.S. – including 15 in Virginia – have been associated with international travel. There are no currently confirmed mosquito-to-human transmissions in the continental U.S. However, now that mosquito season is here, there is concern that local mosquitoes could potentially spread the virus. “Zika can be scary because there is still so much to be learned about this emerging disease threat,” says Dr. Gloria Addo-Ayensu, the Fairfax County government’s health director. “But it’s important to remember that there are actions we can all take to protect ourselves, our families and our community