The Joseph Maxwell Cleland Atlanta VA Medical Center in DeKalb County confirmed to Channel 2 Action News that some services at the hospital have been temporarily moved to other facilities, or rescheduled, due to multiple “intermittent sightings of flying insects.”
While a VA spokeswoman said they are taking immediate action to address the issue, they said it “is not classified as an infestation.”
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According to the Ehrlich Pest Control website, the signs of a fly infestation are “regular sightings of flies: large number of flies buzzing around refuse areas and the base of garbage bins or other waste containers” and advise to “check anywhere that water pools including in guttering, rainwater barrels, tires or old machinery,” including potentially waterlogged potted plants.
Still, the presence of “two to three insects per day” in what the VA called “limited sightings” has resulted in the VA closing its operating rooms and putting procedures on diversion as “a precautionary measure to ensure the highest standards of safety and care for our Veterans and staff.”