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. Last week, a man in Texas was diagnosed with the disease Source: WNCT
Dallas County Reports First Death In Otherwise Slow Start to West Nile Season (via Dallas Observer)
Dallas County Health and Human Services officials announced late Friday that the county has had its first death from West Nile virus in 2017. The deceased patient, unidentified because of health privacy laws, became the county’s first diagnosed case of West Nile in 2017 on July 14. According to the county,… Source: Dallas Observer
Woman dies of tick-borne illness â 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
‘BatBnB’ Is Setting Out To Prove That Bats Can Be Awesome Neighbors (via HuffPost)
The little critters really aren’t so scary — and they even eat unwanted insects. Source: HuffPost
The Best Way To Apply Bug Spray To Your Toddler, According To Science (via Romper/)
Summertime is bittersweet, the sunshine and warm weather may make you want to head to outdoors, but the bugs can make you run right back inside. As an adult, you can learn to swat and shoo bugs away, along with using strong insect repellents, Source: Romper/
7 diseases you can get from your pet (via Fox News)
Every day, your pets bring a smile to your face. Source: Fox News
Stingless Wasps Released in Hartley for EAB Control (via WDIO)
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture released thousands of stingless wasps in Hartley Park Thursday morning. The specially designed insects attack Emerald Ash Borer, an invasive species that kills native ash trees. Source: WDIO
Minnesota Horse Tests Positive for Rabies (via TheHorse.com)
The horse from Benton County is the state’s first equine rabies case of 2017. Source: TheHorse.com
Family discovers 30,000 honey bees in roof (via KUSA)
BURNSVILLE, Minn. — A Burnsville mom never thought she’d be harvesting honey from the roof of her home, or rescuing thousands of honey bees. Source: KUSA
Hundreds attend blood clinic for new Lyme disease test (via NEWS10 ABC)
It’s a brand new test for Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses we told you about last year. Source: NEWS10 ABC
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