Pennsylvania’s first probable human case of the West Nile Virus infection in 2017 was detected in a Montgomery County resident, the Pennsylvania Department of Health announced Tuesday. Source: NBC 10 Philadelphia
Children’s Hospital reports spike in brain-damaging virus carried by mosquitoes (via Knoxville News Sentinel)
TennesSee averages about a dozen cases annually. The Children’s Hospital has confirmed cases in seven children in the last four weeks. Source: Knoxville News Sentinel
Schumer: Feds must release $$ to pay for Lyme disease research (via SILive.com)
Last year, Congress passed the 21st Century Cures Act, authorizing $6.3 billion in funding, but hasn’t released the money yet. Source: SILive.com
Raccoon bait laced with rabies vaccine to be distributed (via The Buffalo News)
Raccoon baits laced with rabies vaccine are to be distributed throughout Erie and Niagara counties this month. Source: The Buffalo News
CBS2 Exclusive: Putnam County Mother Attacked By Potentially Rabid Fox (via r20.rs6.net)
A Putnam County mother says the snarling fox bit her, scratched her, and then went after her children. Source: r20.rs6.net
Heath Department: Bat found in NE Springs tested positive for rabies (via KKTV/ Katie Pelton)
A bat found by a northeast Springs man last week tested positive for rabies, making it the 13th rabid animal confirmed in El Paso County this year. Source: KKTV/ Katie Pelton
Tenant at odds with landlord after rats infest home (via ABC13 Houston)
A family renting a home in northwest Harris County said it is so infested with rats that they cannot live there safely. Source: ABC13 Houston
Mosquito with possibly debilitating virus found in Yuba County (via sacbee)
A mosquito carrying the St. Louis encephalitis virus has been found in the town of Plumas Lake, 30 miles north of Sacramento. The virus is spread through bites from infected mosquitoes and symptoms include fever, headache, nausea and vomiting. Source: sacbee
As Zika cases fade, Pitt researchers look for clues on how the virus is transmitted, especially in pregnant women (via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
A study published Monday in the PNAS journal by Pitt and UPMC researchers makes advancements in learning how Zika crosses into the placenta. Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
‘Crazy Ant’ beginning to leave its mark in Brazos County (via Noelle Bellow)
Quickly moving between the cracks in the sidewalks and up and down tree limbs in Bryan College Station lies a new kind of ant colony. The Tawny Crazy Ant has moved in and experts say they won’t be leaving anytime soon. Source: Noelle Bellow
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