Mount Sterling, Ky. (WTVQ) – A family from Georgia came to Kentucky to visit a sick relative. After no sleep, several cleaning bills, and losing all of their clothes they now have to turn around and go back home. They say it’s because of bed bugs at their hotel in Montgomery County. Lisa said she … Source: ABC 36 News
Tick trouble: Apex woman with Lyme disease warns others (via ABC11 Raleigh-Durham)
An Apex mom is getting a wakeup call about tick bites and she’s hoping her painful lesson will serve as a warning to others. Source: ABC11 Raleigh-Durham
They may be ugly but opossums eat tons of ticks and help prevent Lyme disease in Pennsylvania (via LancasterOnline)
Okay, so they are ugly, creep you out and get into your garbage. Source: LancasterOnline
EEE discovered in mosquitoes from Tiverton, Pawtucket and Westerly (via providencejournal.com)
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Mosquito samples in Tiverton, Pawtucket and Westerly have tested positive for Eastern equine encephalitis virus, the Rhode Source: providencejournal.com
Brazil risks new Zika outbreak 3 months after end of health emergency (via USA TODAY)
Brazil has not addressed the longstanding issues that led to the Zika epidemic, leaving it at risk for another outbreak, report finds. Source: USA TODAY
Far North Dallas resident has county’s first case of West Nile virus this year | Health Care | Dallas News (via Dallas News)
A Far West Dallas resident was diagnosed with the county’s first case of West Nile virus this year, health officials say.The patient, who lives in… Source: Dallas News
How dry ice is being used to fight rat infestations in cities (via NBC News)
The ice is placed into a rat burrow and turns into carbon dioxide when it melts. The fumes then choke the animals and they are left to decompose. Source: NBC News
Hidden Home Expenses That Drain Your Bank Account | Reader’s Digest (via Reader’s Digest)
Since your walls can’t talk, we got home pros to suggest the hidden ways your house could be costing you more money than it should. Source: Reader’s Digest
Emergency declaration issued in Bannock County due to mosquitoes and West Nile virus (via Idaho State Journal)
POCATELLO — The Bannock County Commission passed an emergency disaster declaration on Thursday due to a large increase in West Nile virus activity in the area. Source: Idaho State Journal
Raccoon gives birth in backseat of convertible (via New York Post)
SARASOTA, Fla â A pregnant raccoon decided to get busy in the backseat of a convertible â giving birth. Employees at an auto detailing shop in Florida’s Manatee County first discovered the mo⦠Source: New York Post
