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Freshman Meagan Wozny received a surprise, just a few short weeks after moving into her MSU dormitory. Source: The State News

PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth Housing Authority is currently treating for bed bugs at Margeson Apartments, while PHA director Craig Welch said it’s not uncommon for bed bugs to go unreported. Source: seacoastonline.com

The state Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are testing for evidence of Bourbon virus in the blood of some state park workers. Source: Missourinet

Hurricane Irma created new breeding ground for mosquitoes. Source: WRBL

Lehigh and Northampton counties have each reported one human case of West Nile virus, bringing the state total up to 12. Source: themorningcall.com

ONEONTA — City police have dispatched four skunks in a week among an “uptick of sick animals” in the last month, Chief Douglas Brenner told the Common Council on Tuesday Source: The Daily Star

Channel 9 uncovered an inspection report that gave another Charlotte-Mecklenburg School a poor grade. Source: WSOC

Solitary weasel-like animals called tayra might look pretty harmless, but some may actually be incubators for a parasite that causes Chagas disease, a chronic, debilitating condition that is spread by insects called kissing bugs and affects more than 8 million people worldwide. In a study published today in the journal PeerJ, researchers from the University of … Source: Outbreak News Today

As Charleston’s Emanuel AME Church prepares to mark its bicentennial next year, church leaders are beginning repairs to make sure their historic building lasts at least 100 years more. Source: Post and Courier

Some say bed bugs weren’t a problem 20 years ago, when the industry used heavy duty chemicals to kill them, but bug expert Brian Jervis with the OSU Extension says in the last five years the bugs have become a growing issue in Green Country. Source: KOKI