LEXINGTON, N.C. -- It's rare that the Health Department in Davidson County gets a national grant. That's what makes this one all the more exciting.

• The department recently received $10,000 dollars to work on Vector Control, or surveying and controlling the mosquito population and trying to prevent the spread of diseases
• The grant is from the National Association of County and City Health Officials, and only four were given
• The grant goes until February

The department recently received $10,000 dollars to work on Vector Control, or surveying and controlling the mosquito population and trying to prevent the spread of diseases.

"Davidson County has seen an increased number in mosquitoes and so what we're trying to do is do surveillance to understand where the mosquitoes are, collect actual mosquitoes to see what type of mosquitoes that we have so that we can understand how to mitigate the number," Public Health Director Lillian Koontz said.

The grant is from the National Association of County and City Health Officials, and only four were given. One also went to Forsyth County because they're acting as Davidson County's mentor.

"Because Forsyth County has an established Vector Control program, our staff is able to kind of job shadow with them and be trained by them," Koontz said.

The grant goes until February.