A unique case of eye worms in an Oregon woman leads to the discovery that a parasite has made the leap from cattle to people. Source: CNN
Even after you get rid of bed bugs, chemicals in their waste lingers for months (via Quartz)
As if they weren’t bad enough already. Source: Quartz
Tarantulas, scorpions found in abandoned apartment (via ABC News)
Animal rescue workers in Houston seized dozens of tarantulas and scorpions from a Houston apartment on Tuesday after their owner abandoned them, according to police. Source: ABC News
Tick that causes meat allergy in humans heads north (via Fox News)
A surge in an aggressive type of tick that triggers a meat allergy in humans has health officials on alert. Source: Fox News
Two Tulsa County mosquito traps test positive for West Nile virus (via KOKI)
Officials said one of the traps is near downtown Collinsville and the other is near 41st and Union in west Tulsa. Source: KOKI
Woman dies of tick-borne illness but was never bitten (via New York Post)
A woman died of a tick-borne illness, even though she wasn’t bitten by a blood-sucking parasite. She was infected because of a cat bite, health officials say. Source: New York Post
Zika virus numbers lower than in previous years (via WNCT)
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) Zika Virus is still in the United States, but currently isn’t posing as much of a threat as it did in 2016. Source: WNCT
Missouri Death Linked To Tick-Borne Virus Rasies Questions About Midwest Ticks (via Alex Smith)
Tammy Wilson loved the outdoors and was happy to spend her days working at Meramec State Park in the central part of Missouri. Source: Alex Smith
Two more animals in Bethlehem test positive for rabies (via themorningcall.com) – See Pest Control (via See Pest Control)
A raccoon and a skunk tested positive for rabies, according to Bethlehem city officials. Source: themorningcall.com Source: See Pest Control
Found a Tick on Yourself? How to Submit it for Testing and Identification (via NBC Connecticut)
Municipal health departments throughout Connecticut have different procedures for accepting ticks to identify and test for bacteria which can cause Lyme disease, Babesiosis, and other tick-borne illnesses. Source: NBC Connecticut