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"Door Made Entirely Of Screen"
Radio Script

BOSS: Wilkie, whadya got?

WILKIE: Sir, we've been developing innovative ideas to help people protect their homes from mosquitoes that may carry the West Nile virus.

BOSS: I'm waiting.

SFX: CURTAIN BEING PULLED, A GASP IS HEARD

BOSS: It looks like a door… made entirely of… screen.

WILKIE: Our team calls it the "screen door."

BOSS: Catchy.

WILKIE: Installing or repairing screens in doors and windows keeps mosquitoes out. Thus, no threat of West Nile virus.

BOSS: It really IS a new millennium.

WILKIE: We also discovered that if people remove standing water around their homes, they remove the places where mosquitoes' gather.

BOSS: And just how do you propose that people remove this… water?

WILKIE: By pouring it out, sir.

BOSS: You're good, Wilkie. You're very, very good.

VO: The West Nile virus can be deadly. But it's no match for common sense. Repair all screen doors and windows. And remove standing water from flower pots, kiddie pools, pet bowls, and other areas around your home. Avoiding the West Nile virus… (SFX: THWACK) … is in your hands. A message from the Illinois Department of Public Health and your local health department.





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Illinois Department of Public Health
535 West Jefferson Street
Springfield, Illinois 62761
Phone 217-782-4977
Fax 217-782-3987
TTY 800-547-0466
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