The mosquito vector, the so-called "containerbreeder", thrives onstagnant water contained in urbanlitter, trash, andreceptacles, also for storinghouseholdwater.
In recent years, marathon authorities have designated volunteer "green brigades" not only to optimize recycling, but also to watch for anything suspicious in the trashreceptacles set out specifically for the race, Mr. Rumbao said.
Secretary MICHAEL CHERTOFF (Department of Homeland Security): We have asked state and local leaders and transportation officials to increase their protective measures including additional law enforcement, police, bomb-detecting canine teams, increased video surveillance and increased numbers of inspection of trashreceptacles and other storage areas.