An experiment in one of the world’s quietest rooms reveals that mosquitoes can hear as far away as 10 meters, and can even pick up frequencies associated with human speech Source: Forbes
West Nile virus now is a permanent part of Arizona’s ecosystem, study finds | Cronkite News – Arizona PBS (via Cronkite News – Arizona PBS)
A study from Northern Arizona University and the Translational Genomics Research Institute discovered West Nile virus is in Arizona to stay. Source: Cronkite News – Arizona PBS
Groundbreaking study uses small chip to immediately detect Zika, stage of infection (via KSAT)
A groundbreaking new study could soon take the guessing out of Zika treatment. Source: KSAT
Disease-Carrying Ticks Are Still Out There In Winter (via CapeNews.net)
Last week’s single-digit temperatures might have lulled many Upper Cape residents into a false sense of security about the level of risk they face from disease-carrying ticks. Source: CapeNews.net
Health Department: Possible rabies exposure from bat at Pacers game (via USA TODAY)
Indiana health officials say people who had contact with a bat during a Pacers game against the L.A. Clippers have possibly been exposed to rabies. Source: USA TODAY
Two lawsuits filed against Charleston Motel 6 over bedbug bites (via Kyla Asbury)
CHARLESTON Two lawsuits were filed against CT Corporation for bedbugs encountered at the Motel 6 in Charleston. Source: Kyla Asbury
Vigo County takes on cost of bed bugs (via Terre Haute Tribune-Star)
Beg bugs and the cost to remove them left some members of a Vigo County Council committee scratching for answers Thursday. Mike Schalburg, supervisor of the county’s building maintenance, submitted Source: Terre Haute Tribune-Star
Newport News fire station reopens after two bed bug outbreaks in the past 9 months (via WTKR.com)
The chief said the firehouse just got cleared for use last week. Source: WTKR.com
Little Fire Ant Infestation Treated in Kaneohe Neighborhood (via Big Island Now | Little Fire Ant Infestation Treated in Kaneohe Neighborhood)
An infestation of little fire ants (LFA) was reported at a residential neighborhood in Kaneohe and the area was treated on Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019. Source: Big Island Now | Little Fire Ant Infestation Treated in Kaneohe Neighborhood
Officials: La Jolla man tests positive for West Nile Virus (via fox5sandiego.com)
A 91-year-old man became the first person to test positive for the West Nile virus in San Diego County in 2018, officials announced Friday. Source: fox5sandiego.com
