NEW YORK, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) -- New York City began spraying for mosquitoes in some neighborhoods Monday night to mitigate the risk of West Nile virus, as concerns about the spreading of the mosquito-borne disease grew.
Trucks from the city's health department rolled out to spray pesticides in Central Park and Upper Manhattan neighborhoods between 8:30 p.m. Monday and 6:00 a.m. Tuesday.
The mass pesticide a
