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Rainfall may breed more mosquitoes (via Taylor Young)
Last week samples from five mosquito pools collected in Springfield tested positive for West Nile virus. Source: Taylor Young
Douglas County confirms first case of West Nile virus in 2018 (via Omaha.com)
Mosquito numbers are rising in areas that tend to have standing water where mosquitoes can breed, a health department official said. Source: Omaha.com
West Nile Virus detected throughout Mobile County (via AL.com)
The Mobile County Health Department has detected signs of potentially deadly West Nile Virus for the first time in 2018, it reported Thursday. Source: AL.com
Mead resident hospitalized for West Nile virus (via The Denver Post)
A Mead resident has been hospitalized with neuro-invasive West Nile virus, according to a news release from the Weld County Department of Public Health and Environment. Source: The Denver Post
West Nile virus kills central Iowan, draws renewed warning about mosquitoes (via Des Moines Register)
West Nile virus is carried by mosquito species that are most active in Iowa in late summer and early fall. Experts warn Iowans to take precautions. Source: Des Moines Register
A Plague of Ticks Is Coming: Strategies to Avoid Lyme Disease This Fall (via Inverse)
Yes, climate change makes it easier for them to survive. Source: Inverse
Tarantula in Texas Seen ‘swimming’ in ‘terrifyingly cool’ viral video (via Fox News)
In an odd and fascinating sighting, officials with the Big Bend Ranch State Park in Texas captured an eight-legged creature “swimming” across a small body of water: a tarantula. Source: Fox News
Drumright schools get serious about dealing with bed bugs (via KOKH)
Yet another school district has been hit with a bed bug scare. The situations are happening with an alarming frequency and disrupting classwork all over the state. On Friday all, the Drumright schools were closed for the day. They wanted the buildings to be empty, so they could inspect for evidence of bed buds. The districtâs superintendent said it was … Read More
Travel-related Zika virus up to 33 cases in Collier County (via r20.rs6.net)
Collier County has the most travel-related cases of Zika virus in the state of Florida. Source: r20.rs6.net
