Columbus health officials are working to prevent the spread of West Nile virus.
They will spray 43 area parks for mosquitoes between Friday and Monday.
Spraying will happen between 3:30 a.m. – 6 a.m.
On Friday, June 30, the following parks will be sprayed:
• Anheuser Busch Park
• Antrim Park
• Big Walnut Park
• Cooper Park
• Deshler Park
• Driving Park
• Fairwood Park
• Franklin Park
• Innis Park
• Iuka Park
• Lazelle Woods Park
• Krumm Park
• Maloney Park
• Mock Park
• Nafzger Park
• Nelson Park
• Portman Park
• Smith Farms
• Tuttle Park
• Wolfe Park
On Monday, July 3, the following parks will be sprayed:
• American Addition Park
• Berliner Park
• Bicentennial Park
• Dodge Park
• Downtown Columbus/Old Whittier
• Easthaven Park
• Goodale Park
• Harrison West Park
• Holton Park
• Huntington Park
• Lindburgh Park
• Linden Park
• Marion Franklin Park
• McCoy Park
• McKinley Park
• Rhodes Park
• Schiller Park
• Short Street Area
• South Bike Path
• Stockbridge Park
• Westgate Park
• Westmoor Park
• Woodward Park
Earlier this month, Franklin County Public Health said a pool of mosquitoes from a trap in the Norwich Township area near Hilliard tested positive for West Nile virus. This is the first positive West Nile virus found in mosquitoes in Franklin County this season.