The County Conversation is a podcast featuring employees and subject matter experts from the Fairfax County Government discussing programs, services and items of interest to residents of Fairfax County.

On this edition of the conversation, host Jim Person talks with Rachel Kempf, Environmental Health Specialist with Fairfax County’s Health Department, about ticks and mosquitoes, and mosquito borne illnesses, and more importantly, how you can prevent them.

To listen to other county podcasts, visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/podcasts.

For more Fairfax County news and events, visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/news. You also may call 703-FAIRFAX, that’s 703-324-7329, weekdays between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.